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je tutoie

address (someone) informally, use tu with (someone)

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tutoi to address someone informally, to use tu with someone + e je/il/elle present or subjunctive; tu command
verb · 1st-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #48,079
address (someone) informally, use tu with (someone) In French, tutoyer someone means using tu rather than the more formal vous.
FR: Tutoie-le, il préfère ça.
EN: Use tu with him; he prefers it.
Conjugation of tutoyer
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First tutoie —
Third tutoie —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First tutoie —
Third tutoie —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second tutoie —

Tutoie-moi.

Use “tu” when speaking to me.

— Heureux comme Lazzaro (2018)

Je te tutoie, toi traître !

I'm using the informal "tu" with you, you traitor!

Ça te dérange si on se tutoie ?

Would you mind if we used the informal “you” with each other?

— The Little Thief (1988)

Tutoie-moi, je ne suis pas un vieillard.

Use “tu” with me; I’m not an old man.

— Tesis (1996)

J'aimerais bien qu'on se tutoie, elle et moi, tu vois ce que je veux dire ?

I’d really like the two of us to use “tu” with each other—do you know what I mean?

— Harry Potter et le Prince de sang-mêlé (2009)