Sue in different languages

Sue in Different Languages

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Sue


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Afrikaans
sy
Albanian
e saj
Amharic
የእሱ
Arabic
انها
Armenian
իր
Assamese
sue
Aymara
sue
Azerbaijani
onun
Bambara
sue
Basque
bere
Belarusian
яго
Bengali
এটি
Bhojpuri
मुकदमा कर दिहल गइल
Bosnian
svoje
Bulgarian
си
Catalan
la seva
Cebuano
kini
Chinese (Simplified)
它的
Chinese (Traditional)
它的
Corsican
u so
Croatian
svoje
Czech
své
Danish
dens
Dhivehi
ދައުވާ ކުރާށެވެ
Dogri
मुकदमा
Dutch
haar
English
sue
Esperanto
ĝia
Estonian
selle
Ewe
tsɔ nya ɖe ame ŋu
Filipino (Tagalog)
magdemanda
Finnish
sen
French
ses
Frisian
its
Galician
a súa
Georgian
მისი
German
es ist
Greek
του
Guarani
demanda
Gujarati
તેના
Haitian Creole
li yo
Hausa
ta
Hawaiian
kona
Hebrew
שֶׁלָה
Hindi
आईटी इस
Hmong
nws
Hungarian
annak
Icelandic
þess
Igbo
ya
Ilocano
sue
Indonesian
-nya
Irish
a
Italian
sue
Japanese
その
Javanese
sawijining
Kannada
ಅದರ
Kazakh
оның
Khmer
របស់វា
Kinyarwanda
kurega
Konkani
दावो करप
Korean
이것의
Krio
sue
Kurdish
xwe
Kurdish (Sorani)
داوای یاسایی لەسەر
Kyrgyz
анын
Lao
ຂອງມັນ
Latin
eius
Latvian
Lingala
kofunda
Lithuanian
jos
Luganda
okuwawaabira
Luxembourgish
seng
Macedonian
нејзините
Maithili
मुकदमा
Malagasy
ny
Malay
itu
Malayalam
അതിന്റെ
Maltese
tagħha
Maori
ona
Marathi
त्याचा
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯁꯨꯏ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫
Mizo
sue
Mongolian
түүний
Myanmar (Burmese)
င်း
Nepali
यसको
Norwegian
det er
Nyanja (Chichewa)
zake
Odia (Oriya)
ମକଦ୍ଦମା
Oromo
himachuu
Pashto
د
Persian
آن است
Polish
jego
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
está
Punjabi
ਇਸ ਨੂੰ
Quechua
sue
Romanian
este
Russian
его
Samoan
ana
Sanskrit
सुई
Scots Gaelic
a
Sepedi
sekiša
Serbian
његово
Sesotho
ea eona
Shona
zvayo
Sindhi
اهو
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
එය
Slovak
jeho
Slovenian
svoje
Somali
ay
Spanish
sus
Sundanese
na
Swahili
yake
Swedish
dess
Tagalog (Filipino)
nito
Tajik
он
Tamil
அதன்
Tatar
суд
Telugu
దాని
Thai
ของมัน
Tigrinya
ከሲሱ
Tsonga
sue
Turkish
onun
Turkmen
suda bermek
Twi (Akan)
asɛm a wɔde kɔdan asɛnnibea
Ukrainian
його
Urdu
اس کے
Uyghur
ئەرز قىلىش
Uzbek
uning
Vietnamese
nó là
Welsh
ei
Xhosa
yayo
Yiddish
זייַן
Yoruba
rẹ
Zulu
its

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansSy is the Afrikaans equivalent of the French word 'soi' (self) and can also mean 'himself', 'herself' or 'itself'.
AlbanianThe Albanian word "e saj" (sue) is derived from the Latin word "secta" (sect), which refers to a group of followers or a doctrine.
AmharicThe Amharic word "የእሱ" can also mean "his" or "hers."
ArabicIn Classical Arabic, "انها" also meant "to bring evidence, to bring proof".
ArmenianThe word "իր" also means "his" or "hers" in Armenian possessive pronouns.
AzerbaijaniIn Azerbaijani, "onun" (sue) also means "tenth" and "kind of a musical instrument".
BasqueIn Basque, "bere" can also mean "his, hers, its" or refer to a specific part of something, such as "bere burua" (his/her head).
Belarusian"Яго" может также означать "я" или "мне".
Bengali"এটি" (sue) is also a corruption of the English word "suit".
BosnianThe word "svoje" in Bosnian can also mean "one's own" or "belonging to oneself."
BulgarianThe word "си" (sue) can also mean "you" in Bulgarian.
CatalanThe verb "la seva" derives from the Old Catalan "servir" (to serve), and may also refer to a form of forced labor similar to serfdom.
CebuanoThe Cebuano word "kini" can also mean "to take legal action against someone or to ask for something formally and legally".
Chinese (Simplified)它的 (sue) is an alternative form of 速 and can also be pronounced 'su' in Mandarin, meaning 'quickly'.
Chinese (Traditional)"它" can also be transliterated to 'ta' and means 'it'.
CorsicanIn Corsican, "u so" can also mean "the sun" or a "place where the sun shines strongly".
Croatian"Svoje" means 'one's own' in Croatian, but its etymology is from the Slavic word "svoji," which means 'relatives' or 'family'.
CzechCzech "své" also means "one's own", from Proto-Slavic *svojь "his, theirs" akin to English "so", "same".
DanishThe word "dens" in Danish has alternate meanings such as "a room" or "a lair".
DutchThe word "haar" in Dutch can also refer to a type of thin fog or mist, commonly seen over the sea or near bodies of water.
EsperantoThe word "ĝia" can also be used to mean "its" or "her".
Estonian"Selle" in Estonian also means "this one" or "that one" and is used to refer to objects.
FinnishIn addition to the legal meaning, "sen" can also refer to a physical assault in Finnish.
FrenchThe word "ses" in French can also mean "his" or "her" when used as a possessive pronoun.
FrisianIn Frisian, "its" is also used as a feminine possessive pronoun.
GalicianIn Galician, "a súa" (his/her) also means "one's own" and is used instead of "o seu" (his) or "a súa" (hers).
GeorgianThe word "მისი" does not mean "sue" in Georgian.
GermanThe word "es ist" can also mean "it is" in German.
GreekThe Greek word "του" (sue) derives from the Ancient Greek word "τις" (tis), meaning "who" or "someone".
GujaratiThe word "sue" in Gujarati can also mean "to beg", and is derived from the Sanskrit word "sūna" meaning "empty"
Haitian CreoleIn Haiti, "li yo" can also refer to a "summon to court" or a "litigation".
HausaIn some contexts, "ta" can also mean "to request", "to ask for", or "to pray".
Hawaiian"Kona" is a Hawaiian word that can also refer to a district on the west side of the island of Hawaii, as well as a type of coffee grown in that district.
HebrewThe word "שֶׁלָה" (sue) can also mean "her" or "hers".
HindiThe Hindi word "आईटी इस" (sue) derived from the Persian word "siyāh" (black), possibly referring to the black ink used in legal documents.
HmongThe Hmong word "nws" may also refer to the act of suing in court.
HungarianThe Hungarian "sue", or "annak", can also mean "give" or "offer".
Icelandic"Þess" is also a masculine noun meaning "one", "it", or "it is".
IgboIgbo "ya" can also mean "to beg" or "to ask for"}
Indonesian-nya is also the possessive pronoun in Indonesian, which is the equivalent of 'his', 'hers', and 'its'.
IrishThe Irish word "a" has an alternate meaning of "a relative."
Italian"Sue" means "suffer" or "undergo" in Italian, as well as a legal action.
JapaneseThe word "その" ("sue") in Japanese can also mean "that" or "those" and is related to the word "so" in English.
JavaneseIn Central Javanese, the word "sawijining" can mean either "one" or "sue" depending on context and is often used in formal or literary contexts.
Kannada"ಅದರ" comes from the verb "ಅದರು" (to hit, to strike), and is also used to mean "to beat" or "to thrash".
KazakhThe Kazakh word "оның" can also refer to a type of traditional headdress or to the act of praying.
KhmerThe Khmer word "របស់វា" ("sue") is also used to mean "its" or "his/her" when referring to an inanimate object.
Korean"이것의" can also mean "this one's" or "of this" in Korean.
KurdishThe word "xwe" in Kurdish also means "self" or "own".
Kyrgyz"Анын" (sue) in Kyrgyz also means "accuse" or "blame".
LaoThe Lao word "ຂອງມັນ" also refers to a type of rice that is popular in the country.
LatinThe Latin word "eius" can also mean "his", "her", or "its".
LatvianThe word "tā" in Latvian can also mean "she" or "it".
LithuanianIn Lithuanian, "sue" can also mean to "try".
LuxembourgishThe Luxembourgish word "seng" is related to the German word "sengen" meaning "to singe" or "to burn".
MacedonianThe word "нејзините" ("sue") in Macedonian can also refer to "her" or "hers".
MalagasyThe word 'ny' in Malagasy can also mean to 'seek' or 'to look for' something.
MalayIn Malay, the word "itu" refers to something distant or remote and serves to mark an object as a third person in discourse.
MalayalamIn Malayalam, the word "അതിന്റെ" can also refer to any document filed in a court; not just a lawsuit.
MalteseThe word "tagħha" is derived from the Afro-Asiatic root "TGH", meaning "to take" or "to seize".
MaoriThe Māori word "ona" can also refer to a "child" or "descendant".
Marathiत्याचा is a masculine form of the Marathi word 'तो' meaning 'he'
Mongolian'Түүний' (sue) also means 'his/her' in Mongolian.
Myanmar (Burmese)The word "င်း" can also mean "to ask for" or "to request".
Nepali"यसको" is a synonym for "मुकदमा" and is derived from the Sanskrit word "यसः" meaning "fame" or "reputation".
NorwegianDet er, pronounced 'day er', literally means 'there is' but is often used to introduce sentences stating a fact, similar to the English 'the fact is'.
Nyanja (Chichewa)In Nyanja, "zake" can also refer to the act of filing a request or petition in court.
PashtoThe word "د" also refers to the letter "D" in the Pashto alphabet.
PersianIn Persian, "sue" refers to both "a waterway with shallow water" and "a person who has filed a lawsuit."
PolishIn Polish, the verb "jego" ("sue") originally meant to press something hard or drive into the ground.
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)Está can also refer to a type of Portuguese folk music characterized by its slow, melancholic melody.
PunjabiThe word "sue" can also mean "to woo" or "to court" in English.
RomanianThe Romanian word "este" originates from the Latin "est", meaning "is" or "exists".
RussianThe Russian word "его" (sue) comes from the Old East Slavic word "ити"
Samoan"Ana" in Samoan also means "to dig" or "to excavate".
Scots GaelicScots Gaelic "a" could also mean "to drive".
SerbianThe Serbian word "његово" can also be used to refer to something that belongs to a male person or is associated with him.
SesothoThe Sesotho word 'ea eona' can also mean 'to appeal' or 'to request'.
ShonaThe word "zvayo" also means "quarrel" or "dispute" in Shona.
SindhiThe Sindhi word "اهو" (sue) is derived from the Sanskrit word "स्व" (sva), meaning "self" or "own."}
Sinhala (Sinhalese)The word එය (sue) can also mean "it" and is used for inanimate objects.
SlovakJeho, an alternative form of the word 'súd' ('court' or 'trial') refers to the place where a legal case is heard and determined.
Slovenian"Svoje" is also used to express possession or ownership and can be translated as "his", "hers", "its" or "theirs".
SomaliThe Somali word "ay" can also refer to a type of traditional Somali poetry or a specific melody in Somali music.
Spanish"Sus" also means "among" or "between" in Spanish.
SundaneseIn Sundanese, "na" also means "to try" or "to tempt."
SwahiliThe word "yake" in Swahili can also mean "to give", particularly in the sense of giving a gift or a bribe.
SwedishThe word "dess" can also refer to "its" or "his or her" in the genitive case.
Tagalog (Filipino)Also means 'to charge with a crime' or 'to accuse of a crime'.
TajikThe Tajik word "он" can also mean "he" in the third person singular masculine pronoun.
TamilThe Tamil word 'அதன்' also means 'its' or 'hers'.
TeluguIn Telugu, the word "దాని" ("sue") can also mean "to make a sound like a bird" or "to complain".
Thai"Sue," in Thai, may refer to a person or an object depending on the context.
TurkishThe word "onun" in Turkish can also mean "his" or "hers" in English.
UkrainianThe Ukrainian word його (sue) can also mean "him", "his", or "it", depending on the context.
UzbekUnig is also used in a secondary sense to mean 'to request assistance, support, or a favor'.
Vietnamese"Nó là" is also used in the context of a lawsuit.
WelshThe word "ei" in Welsh can also refer to a summons, writ, or order.
XhosaAlthough yayo means 'sue' in Xhosa, many do not know it also means 'a little child'.
YiddishThe Yiddish word "זייַן" ("sue") also means "to be" or "to exist".
YorubaThe Yoruba word "rẹ" can also mean "beg" or "plead".
ZuluIn Zulu, "its" is also used for "their" and can imply the possessive of an object or the owner of a subject.
EnglishThe word "sue" derives from the Old French word "suivre", meaning "to follow", as in to follow a course of action, such as a lawsuit.

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