"Vous êtes beau."

Translation:You are beautiful.

January 2, 2013

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Why not "beaux"? Can't "vous" be regarded as plural too?

February 11, 2013

i have the same question. Can anybody answer it, please?

October 5, 2013

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Yes, of course "you are beautiful" can translate to "vous êtes beaux" or "vous êtes belles" on top of tu es/vous êtes beau/belle

October 7, 2013

Doesn't the adjective have to agree with the verb? Why is "Vous etes beau" also correct?

February 5, 2014

"Vous" is a personal pronoun which can have 2 meanings:

Second person singular formal (if you don't know or respect the person you are talking to): "Vous êtes beau/belle" = "You are beautiful"
Second person plural: "Vous êtes beaux/belles" = "You (all) are beautiful"

FYI: the second person informal is "tu" : "Tu es beau/belle" = "You are beautiful"

February 5, 2014

thank you, sitesurf. very helpful as usual.

October 7, 2013