us

(ŭs)
pron. The objective form of we.

1. Used as the direct object of a verb: She saw us on the subway.
2. Used as the indirect object of a verb: They offered us free tickets to the show.
3. Used as the object of a preposition: This letter is addressed to us.
4. Informal. Used as a predicate nominative: It's us. See Usage Note at we.
5. Nonstandard. Used reflexively as the indirect object of a verb: We decided to get us another car. See Note at me.

[Middle English, from Old English ūs.]

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Dansk (Danish)
pron. - os, [sl.] mig

abbr. - US; United States of America

Nederlands (Dutch)
(voor/aan) ons(zelf), mij/me, V.S.

Français (French)
pron. - nous, nôtre

abbr. - (abrév = United States) USA

Deutsch (German)
pron. - uns

abbr. - Vereinigte Staaten

Ελληνική (Greek)
pron. - εμάς, μας
abbr. - Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες, ΗΠΑ

Italiano (Italian)
ci, noi

Português (Portuguese)
pron. - nos, nós, conosco
abbr. - EUA

Русский (Russian)
нам, нас, нами, СШ(А), относящийся к США

Español (Spanish)
pron. - nos, nosotros, nosotras

abbr. - Estados Unidos, abrev. de United States

Svenska (Swedish)
pron. - oss, vi
abbr. - United States, Förenta Staterna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
美国

我们

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - 美國

pron. - 我們

한국어 (Korean)
pron. - 우리들, 짐을(에게), 사람들에게

abbr. - United States, United Service

日本語 (Japanese)
pron. - われわれを, 私たちに, 私たち, 私たちが

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ضمير) نحن (اختصار) الولايات المتحدة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
pron. - ‮אותנו, לנו‬
abbr. - ‮ארה"ב, (קיצור) עוזר מזכיר, לא ראוי לשימוש‬

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