Talk:we

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Dutch we is not a synonym of wij. We is a clitic form that cannot carry emphasis, wij can.

Can't it also mean "you", e.g. a mother says to her child, "We're going to be a good boy today, aren't we?" Tooironic 08:42, 14 November 2009 (UTC)Reply

I would call that the parental we. Looks like I added a quote for it and forgot that i had. Anyway, Im coming back to this to consider moving the parental, royal, and editoral we all under a single header with subsenses to distinguish between the three otherwise very similar uses. Soap 19:52, 5 May 2023 (UTC)Reply

Indefinite we[edit]

Counterpart of indefinite you meaning "one", "anybody". --Backinstadiums (talk) 20:49, 24 February 2021 (UTC)Reply

ourself mentions generic we --Backinstadiums (talk) 18:06, 12 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

Used in the predicate following a copulative verb[edit]

Used in the predicate following a copulative verb (vs informal us) : It is we who should thank you. https://www.wordreference.com/definition/we --Backinstadiums (talk) 17:30, 11 August 2021 (UTC)Reply