Du
Trigedasleng
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -u
Determiner
du
- (negative connotation) his, her, its, their; pejorative third person personal possessive adjective
Pronoun
du (pejorative third person)
- (negative connotation) she, he, it, they; pejorative third person personal pronoun
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 | |||
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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) |
Verb
du (intransitive)
- intransitive version of dula op