you've

You have, shortened

You've is the contraction of "you have," used when have is an auxiliary verb: You've been working too hard, You've got to see this.

It doesn't substitute for have as a main verb—You've a nice car sounds odd in most dialects, while You have a nice car is standard.

contraction

apostrophe

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spoken · colloquial · dialogue · conversational · casual · vernacular · everyday · fluent · chatty · relaxed

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Opposites
grammatical person

you'veI've

First-person perfect auxiliary

we've · they've · he's · she's · it's

Phrases
Family

have, you, your, yours, yourself, thou, yourselves, ye

Familiarity
Top 500
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G