your

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Also spelled y’r

US /jɔː(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

Freq #21

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1

det
Belonging to or connected with you.

Let's meet tomorrow at your convenience.
2

det
Used to mean a typical or familiar example of something.

He's not your average tourist — he speaks five languages.

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Derived forms pick-your-own

Related forms he herherselfhersenhershernhimhimselfhisselfhissenhishishisnimeithititselfhitselfitshis

From Middle English your, youre, ȝour, ȝoure, from Old English ēower, īower (“your”, plural), from Proto-West Germanic *iuwar, from Proto-Germanic *izweraz. Cognate with Saterland Frisian jou (“your”), Dutch jouw (“your”), German Low German jo, jos (“your”), German euer (“your”, plural), Danish jeres (“your”).

your Middle English ēower Old English *iuwar Proto-West Germanic *izweraz Proto-Germanic

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# your

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** det
**IPA (US):** /jɔː(ɹ)/
**Frequency rank:** 21

## Meanings
1. Belonging to or connected with you.
2. Used to mean a typical or familiar example of something.

## Examples
- Let's meet tomorrow at your convenience.
- He's not your average tourist — he speaks five languages.

## Derived Forms
- pick-your-own

## Related Forms
- he
- her
- herselfhersen
- hershern
- him
- himselfhisselfhissen
- his
- hishisn
- ime
- ithit
- itselfhitself
- itshis

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: your
- Root: ēower
- Root: *iuwar
- Root: *izweraz

## Etymology
From Middle English your, youre, ȝour, ȝoure, from Old English ēower, īower (“your”, plural), from Proto-West Germanic *iuwar, from Proto-Germanic *izweraz. Cognate with Saterland Frisian jou (“your”), Dutch jouw (“your”), German Low German jo, jos (“your”), German euer (“your”, plural), Danish jeres (“your”).

## AI Etymology
Your is from Middle English your, youre, ȝour, ȝoure, from Old English ēower, īower (“your”, plural), from Proto-West Germanic *iuwar, from Proto-Germanic *izweraz. Cognate with Saterland Frisian jou (“your”), Dutch jouw (“your”), German Low German jo, jos (“your”), German euer (“your”, plural), Danish jeres (“your”). Important historical forms include Middle English your, Old English ēower, Proto-West Germanic *iuwar, and Proto-Germanic *izweraz. In present-day use, it can mean belonging to or connected with you, or used to mean a typical or familiar example of something.

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