Ya vs. You

Ya vs. You — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Ya and You

Yainterjection

(informal) Yeah; yes.

Youpronoun

(object pronoun) The people spoken, or written to, as an object.

Yainterjection

(informal) Go. (Spoken to horses and cattle.)

Youpronoun

(To) yourselves, (to) yourself.

Yaadverb

yea; yes

Youpronoun

(object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.)

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Youpronoun

(subject pronoun) The people spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Replacing ye.)

Both of you should get ready now.You are all supposed to do as I tell you.

Youpronoun

(subject pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Originally as a mark of respect.)

Youpronoun

(indefinite personal pronoun) Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object).

Youdeterminer

The individual or group spoken or written to.

Have you gentlemen come to see the lady who fell backwards off a bus?

Youdeterminer

Used before epithets for emphasis.

You idiot!

Youverb

(transitive) To address (a person) using the pronoun you, rather than thou, especially historically when you was more formal.

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