s'il vous plaît
التعريفات والمعاني
== Dutch ==
=== Alternative forms ===
s.v.p. (initialism)
=== Etymology ===
Unadapted borrowing from French s'il vous plaît.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˌsi(l)vuˈplɛ/
=== Interjection ===
s'il vous plaît
(higher register) please, if you please
Synonym: alstublieft
== French ==
=== Alternative forms ===
s'il vous plait (post-1990 spelling)
s'il te plaît (T–V distinction)
svp (initialism)
=== Etymology ===
Literally, “if it pleases you”. From Middle French s'il vous plaist. Compare Catalan si us plau.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /s‿il vu plɛ/, (contracted) /s‿ju plɛ/
=== Phrase ===
s'il vous plaît
please, if you please
(Belgium) here you go, here you are
Synonyms: voici, tenez
==== Descendants ====
→ Dutch: alstublieft (calque)
→ Dutch: s'il vous plaît
→ Michif: sii voo ple
=== References ===
“s'il te/vous plaît”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
Unadapted borrowing from French s'il vous plaît (“please, if you please”, literally “if it pleases you”).
=== Phrase ===
s'il vous plaît
please, if you please
Synonym: harap dengan hormat
==== Alternative forms ====
s.v.p.
=== Further reading ===
“s'il vous plaît”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016