Ok, know how people talk to animals, sometimes just as the do with people? Well, when a French person speaks with an animal (of course, the animal isn't going to talk back...), but do they use the Vous or Tu form? Especially if the other owner (someone the speaker does not know) is present?
2006-07-09 10:04:02 · 8 answers · asked by limitations_32 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
We use "tu".
It doesn't matter if we know them or not and if we use "vous" for their owner. It's the same for children.
2006-07-09 10:53:57 · answer #1 · answered by Beauty_Queen 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Vous is more formal in terms of speaking whereas Tu is more for familiar. I suppose that with the owner you should use Vous and with the dog you use Tu... unless there was a reason to respect the dog highly.
2006-07-09 10:25:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would use the familiar tu form with an animal whether you know it or not,
2006-07-09 11:22:52 · answer #3 · answered by samanthajanecaroline 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For animals French use Tu. If they know the animal, owner or not, is the same.
But, is this a joke?
2006-07-09 11:14:07 · answer #4 · answered by Expat Froggy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're talking to an animal, especially when someone else is present, you're likely being facetious anyway (otherwise it's a bloody smart animal or you're nuts)
Go with vous.
2006-07-09 12:08:39 · answer #5 · answered by QED 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They use "tu" for animals and children.
HOWEVER, I noticed in the dubbed version of Narnia, the children called adult speaking animals "vous".
2006-07-10 01:28:53 · answer #6 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use the familiar form "tu."
2006-07-09 10:07:27 · answer #7 · answered by chdoctor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"tu" for animals
2006-07-09 12:23:49 · answer #8 · answered by Ema 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋