आप

Hindi

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit (deprecated template usage) आत्मन् (ātman)

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /aːp/

Pronoun

आप • (āp) (Urdu spelling آپ)

1. you (formal, polite and grammatically plural)
2. your Honor, your worship (reverential usage, see Usage Notes)

Declension

Pronoun declension of आप

direct	आप āp
indirect	आप āp
ergative	आपने āpne
genitive	आपका āpkā
dative	आपको, आपको āpko, āpko
instrumental/ablative	आपसे āpse
inessive	आपमें āpmẽ
adessive	आपपे, आपपर āppe, āppar
terminative	आपतक āptak
semblative	आपसा āpsā

Usage notes

• (deprecated template usage) आप (āp) is the most formal way of expressing "you" in Hindi and is used when addressing elders or those higher in social status. Because less formal forms could offend others, (deprecated template usage) आप (āp) is the safest way to express "you" unless there is reason to be less formal.
• Because (deprecated template usage) आप (āp) is grammatically plural (adjectives and verbs etc affected by it take their plural forms) even when there is only one person being referred to, the term (deprecated template usage) आप लोग (āp log) (literally: you people) can be used to specify that more than one person is being referred to because of T-V distinction.

See also

• तुम (tum) (tum) (mid level formality, grammatically plural)
• तू (tū) (tū) (complete lack of human formality, grammatically singular)

References

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