Question

After looking through the sentence comparison examples, what do you think the guidelines are that tell you when to use the different forms of "you?"

Write down your thoughts about this grammar principle. Specifically, write down a "rule" that you think Spanish uses to explain the difference between tú and usted.


Then check out the grammar pattern in the next link to see if your hunch was correct

Answer 1

well the difference is that one is formal the other is informal for example tu is used for friends / or people the same age as you
Usted is used for adults to respect them I don’t know if u understand me!

Answer 2

The number of people you’re talking to

The specific dialect you’re speaking

The formality (or informality) of the situation

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Use tú for informal situations such as with friends, children, young people, people you know very well. Use usted (Ud.) for formal situations such as in a job interview, in a bank, with elderly people, with someone you don't know or somone you have just met.