ihrzen

German

Etymology

From ihr +‎ -zen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈiːʁtsən/, [ˈʔi(ː)ɐ̯.t͡sn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: ihr‧zen

Verb

ihrzen (weak, third-person singular present ihrzt, past tense ihrzte, past participle geihrzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to address using the pronoun ihr

Usage notes

  • The practice of ihrzen towards a singular person is now mostly associated with archaic and poetic language.
  • However, it remains common in certain regional dialects and may transpire into colloquial Standard German. In the Rhineland, for example, it is sometimes heard as a compromise form between siezen and duzen when the former feels too formal and the latter too informal (e.g. towards a new customer in a pub where du is used towards the regulars).

Conjugation

Coordinate terms

See also

German personal pronouns
singular plural sing. and pl.
1st person 2nd person
familiar1
3rd person 1st person 2nd person
familiar1
3rd person 2nd person
polite/formal
m f n
nominative ich du
-e2
er sie
-se2
es wir ihr sie
-se2
Sie
Ihr3
genitive meiner
mein3
deiner
dein3
seiner
sein3
ihrer seiner
sein3
unser euer ihrer Ihrer
Euer3
dative mir dir ihm ihr ihm uns euch ihnen Ihnen
Euch3
accusative mich dich ihn sie
-se2
es uns euch sie
-se2
Sie
Euch3

1These forms are sometimes capitalized, especially in letters.    2enclitic, colloquial    3archaic

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