Sie

Appendix:Variations of "sie" Bavarian Etymology Borrowed from bar de Sie. Pronunciation bar /si(ː)/ stressed [siː] unstressed [sɪ] [se] bar iː Pronoun personal pronouns you formal Usage notes In Bavarian the formal pronoun bar Sie is used less often than in Standard German. It can be used in both singular and plural, but it's even less common in the plural. bar Sie has mostly been used towards strangers, especially those who don't speak Bavarian, as they would consider the Bavarian usage of bar du as rude; however, it is becoming more common by the influence of Standard German. See also Central Franconian Alternative forms gmw-cfr Siet northernmost Ripuarian gmw-cfr Sick Kölsch gmw-cfr Seck most other Ripuarian gmw-cfr Seit Moselle Franconian Etymology From gmw-cfr goh *sīda, northern variant of goh sīta, from gmw-cfr gem-pro *sīdǭ. Pronunciation gmw-cfr /ziː/ Noun gmw-cfr noun f plural Sijje gmw-cfr westernmost _ Ripuarian side gmw-cfr Jank op Sie! Go aside! gmw-cfr westernmost _ Ripuarian page German Alternative forms de -se Se colloquial rare spelling Etymology From Proto-Indo-European language pronominal stem -i and initial s. In the early Germanic languages, the sie is formed according to the above pattern, compare got 𐍃𐌹. The si/se was originally used to strengthen demonstrative pronouns, which is still preserved today in dieser, diese, dieses. The sie probably found its way into German primarily via the Old Saxon se, which developed as a plural form of the simple demonstrative thia. In Old High German, the forms si and sie are then found, which are also retained in Middle High German. In Modern High German, the many alternative forms (e.g. Middle Low German se) disappeared in favor of the modern sie. Due to the grammatical equality of sie and Sie, the capitalization of the pronoun came into use in the 17th century to differentiate between them when used as a form of address.de Pronunciation de /ziː/ de De-Sie.ogg de De-Sie2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de sie sieh de iː 1 Pronoun de pronoun personal pronouns you polite, singular and plural de Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner? de Wenn ich Sie hereinbitten dürfte, meine Herren. If I may invite you in, gentlemen. Usage notes The German Sie expresses distance in the relation between two persons. It is not perfectly correct to say that it expresses respect. de Sie has never been used to address gods and saints. Towards parents it was only briefly used during the 18th century by some of the upper classes. (In both of these cases, however, de Ihr was formerly possible alongside de du.) Even royal highnesses used to be addressed as du, albeit not personally but in songs and poems (compare the famous "Heil dir im Siegerkranz"). The Sie is the standard form of address to a stranger and should therefore always be used initially. Despite the increasing use of the du, an unauthorized du can be considered impolite. In standard German, Sie is usually used with the surname. However, younger people are also addressed by their first name. The combination of first name and Sie is mainly used in secondary schools (usually from the Abitur onwards). Sie is identical in form to the third person plural pronoun de sie they and takes the same verb form. The "polite" Sie is distinguished in writing by capitalization. The only form which is not capitalized is the reflexive de sich. When addressing a person with Sie, one generally needs to replace the third person plural pronoun with the demonstrative de die ("those ones") to avoid confusion: Wissen Sie, was die zu mir gesagt haben? − “Do you know what they said to me?” Declension The genitive case Ihrer is more and more rarely used in modern German. The genitive case Ihrer does not express ownership, so it must not be confused with the possessive pronoun Ihr, which is declined by gender, singular/plural and case. Derived terms de siezen Anagrams de Eis Pennsylvania German Etymology Compare de Sie. Pronunciation pdc /siː/ Pronoun pdc pronoun personal pronouns you polite Declension Plautdietsch Etymology From pdt gml sēve sēve, sēf,sif, from pdt osx *sifi, from pdt gmw-pro *sibi. Noun pdt noun f plural Sieen sieve, strainer filter pdt Filta Derived terms pdt Gausssie gas filter pdt sieen to sieve pdt Tools