W urzędzie pytano: czy wy podpisaliście formularz?
At the office they asked, had you signed the form?
Dam wam znać jutro.
I will let you know tomorrow.
Similar words
pani
pan
państwo
Meanings
Second-person plural subject
pronoun
everyday
neutral
Used as the subject form for addressing more than one person, matching English plural you.
Examples
Czy wy macie już bilety?
Do you already have tickets?
Gdzie wy mieszkacie?
Where do you live?
Nie widziałem was na spotkaniu.
I did not see you at the meeting.
Dam wam znać jutro.
I will let you know tomorrow.
Idę z wami do kina.
I am going to the cinema with you.
Mówiliśmy o was przez cały wieczór.
We talked about you all evening.
Similar words
Dated singular address
pronoun
social
archaic
Used in older, regional, or ideological styles to address one person with plural verb forms, sometimes respectfully and sometimes with a commanding tone.
Examples
Gospodarzu, jaką wy macie piękną zagrodę!
Farmer, what a beautiful farmyard you have!
Babciu, czy wy pamiętacie tamte czasy?
Grandma, do you remember those times?
Towarzyszu, czy wy już głosowaliście?
Comrade, have you already voted?
Szeregowy, chodźcie wy tutaj.
Private, you come here.
W urzędzie pytano: czy wy podpisaliście formularz?
At the office they asked, had you signed the form?
Dziadku, wy najlepiej znacie tę drogę.
Grandfather, you know this road best.
Similar words
pan
pani
państwo
Etymology
Inherited through Old Polish from Proto-Slavic vy, from the older Indo-European second-person plural pronoun family.
FAQ
What does wy mean?
wy means plural you in Polish, used when addressing more than one person.
Is wy singular or plural?
In modern everyday Polish, wy is plural. A singular use exists, but it is dated, regional, or historically marked.
What are the forms of wy?
The main forms are wy for the subject, was for genitive, accusative, and locative, wam for dative, and wami for instrumental.
What is the difference between wy and ty?
wy addresses more than one person, while ty addresses one familiar person.
Can wy be polite?
Capitalized Wy can be respectful in direct writing to a group, but modern singular politeness normally uses pan, pani, or państwo.
Is wy the same as wy-?
No. wy is a pronoun, while wy- with a hyphen is a Polish verb prefix and belongs to a different entry.
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Rosy Lark
Aug 25
wyście sounds nice in songs but every Pole I asked said please dont talk like that in a shop lol
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Dusty Cricket
Aug 24
Capital Wy in emails is the thing I always forget. Polish friends notice it more than I expected
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Merry Gopher
Aug 10
I kept trying to map it to French vous and pan/pani broke my brain a bit
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Brisk Finch
Aug 12
same. third person for someone standing right there feels so unnatural at first
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Coral Parrot
Aug 10
Old movies with obywatelu or towarzyszu + plural verb are a good warning here. That wy to one person is not the same warm politeness as French vous, it can sound official, bossy, very PRL.
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Sable Hamster
Aug 7
for English speakers the weird part is you usually dont need the word itself. Jesteście z Polski? is normal, Wy jesteście z Polski? has a little finger pointing at the group, like you people, not them