Du

Sondiv

Etymology

Root: Proto-Sondiv *r-h.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /du/

Orthographic Form

urh=

Verb

du (intransitive active imperative)

1. breathe
2. blow

Inflection

Active	Intransitive	Participle	Verbal Noun
Imperfect	idi	-dihen	-idu
Perfect	ara	-rahan
Gnomic	udu	-duhon
Subjunctive	ididu
Imperative	du
Active	Transitive
Imperfect	idiha
Perfect	arahu
Gnomic	udui
Subjunctive	ididuha
Imperative	dui
Passive	No Expressed Agent	Expressed Agent	Participle
Imperfect	idiev	idieva	-dihiv
Perfect	araev	araevu	-rahav
Gnomic	uduev	uduevi	-duhuv
Subjunctive	ididuev	ididueva
Imperative	duev	duevi

Trigedasleng

Etymology 1

From English dude.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /du/

Rhymes: -u

Determiner

du

1. (negative connotation) his, her, its, their; pejorative third person personal possessive adjective

Pronoun

du (pejorative third person)

1. (negative connotation) she, he, it, they; pejorative third person personal pronoun

   Du bilaik yo ste kwelen.

   They think you are weak.

   -Indra (The 100, Episode 208)

Inflection

Trigedasleng Personal Pronouns Singular Plural 1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person 1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person Plain Pejorative Inclusive Exclusive Plain Pejorative Plain ai yu em du yumi, oso osir yo emo du Possessive ain yun emon oson yon emon

Related Terms

• em
• emon
• om
• omon

 

See Also

• em

 

Creation and Usage Notes

I understand some might find this a little hokey, but I still feel really good about it. It comes from expression like, "Dude's all like…", or "This dude's like…" In general—or at least in my experience—these are used almost entirely in negative contexts. Seemed simple enough to turn that into a pronoun, and I think it works really well. Unfortunately I often forget to use it. There are definitely instances where I could have used it but failed to on the show. Nevertheless, it did enjoy some use. -David J. Peterson 16:39, 7 September 2020 (PDT)

Etymology 2

From English do.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /du/

Rhymes: -u

Verb

du (intransitive)

1. intransitive version of dula op