-kau
See also: Appendix:Variations of "kau"
Kambera
Pronoun
-kau
- second person singular accusative enclitic
See also
| nominative | genitive | accusative | dative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | first person | ku- | -nggu | -ka | -ngga | |
| second person | mu- (u-) | -mu | -kau | -nggau | ||
| third person | na- | -na | -ya | -nya | ||
| plural | first person |
inclusive | ta- | -nda | -ta | -nda |
| exclusive | ma- | -ma | -kama | -nggama | ||
| second person | mi- (i-) | -mi | -kami (-kai) | -nggami (-nggai) | ||
| third person | da- | -da | -ha | -nja | ||
Malay
Etymology
Shortened form of engkau, from Proto-Malayic *kau(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kau̯/
- Rhymes: -kau̯, -au̯
Suffix
-kau (Jawi spelling ـکاو)
- you, your
- Mereka akan membawakau.
- They will bring you.
- Dia akan tinggal dengankau.
- He / She will live with you.
- Tanah ini ialah tanahkau.
- This land is your land.
- Mereka akan membawakau.
Usage notes
Also used when addressing God, which in this sense is used with capital letter and hyphen. Kepada-Kau ― To you
In Indonesian (a variant of Malay), it is not considered as an enclitic suffix.
See also
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person |
kita4 | |
| 2nd person | ||
| 3rd person |
1 Polite.
2 Formal.
3 Informal.
4 Includes the listener (inclusive).
5 Excludes the listener (exclusive).
6 Formality depends on the second person pronoun used.
7 Honorific.
8 Formal (Brunei).
Notes:
- This table mostly only shows personal pronouns that are commonly used in the standard language and within the Klang Valley area.
- The second person pronouns are often replaced by kinship terms, titles, or the like.
- The enclitic -nya is only used obliquely (as an object or possessor).
- The second person pronoun kamu is usually only used when speaking with younger speakers.