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# yer

pronoun / determiner (yer — informal, spoken spelling of «your» or «you»)

«yer» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal, dialect) Your: «Get yer coat.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yer/#m1)
2. (informal, dialect) You: «Are yer coming?» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yer/#m2)
3. (informal, UK) Sometimes «you're» or «you are». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yer/#m3)
4. In dialect speech, "yer" can mean "here". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yer/#m4)

### In the lessons

Used in stories and comics to show how a character really speaks, especially in parts of the UK, Ireland, Australia, and for pirates or rough characters. Tells the reader the accent or casual way of talking.

### Examples

- «Put yer boots on, it's muddy,» said the farmer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yer/#x1)
- «Mind yer head!» shouted the pirate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yer/#x2)
- «Are yer coming or not?» asked Nan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yer/#x3)
- «Eat yer dinner before it goes cold.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yer/#x4)
- «Yer a wizard,» the giant said. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yer/#x5)
- «Wash yer hands, love,» called Mum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yer/#x6)

### Note

A spoken spelling, not standard English: in your own writing use «your» or «you», except in a character's speech. Do not mix up the standard words: «your» (belongs to you) and «you're» (you are).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «yer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«yer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yer.html) on Mova free.