How Do You Use Thou and Thy?
Thee, thou, and thine (or thy) are Early Modern English second person singular pronouns. Thou is the subject form (nominative), thee is the object form, and thy/thine is the possessive form.

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Likewise, how do you use thou thee and thy?

  1. Thou: Used when talking to a person who is the SUBJECT of the verb. Example - Thou art true and faithful.
  2. Thee: Used when talking to a person who is the OBJECT of the verb.
  3. Thy: Used when talking to one person.
  4. Thine: Used when talking to one person.
  5. Ye: Used when talking to multiple people.

Also Know, how do you say me in Shakespearean? Shakespeare's Pronouns The first person -- I, me, my, and mine -- remains basically the same. The second-person singular (you, your, yours), however, is translated like so: "Thou" for "you" (nominative, as in "Thou hast risen.") "Thee" for "you" (objective, as in "I give this to thee.")

how do you use Thy in a sentence?

Sentence Examples "The more nobly and magnanimously thou conductest thyself, and the less thou vauntest of thy wealth and power, the more readily shall we regard thy wishes both as to the concession of a church in the city and of altars in the church of SS.

What does thou mean in the Bible?

Definition of thou. (Entry 1 of 3) archaic. : the one addressed thou shalt have no other gods before me — Exodus 20:3 (King James Version) —used especially in ecclesiastical or literary language and by Friends as the universal form of address to one person — compare thee, thine, thy, ye, you.

Related Question Answers

Does thy mean my?

"Thy" is an English word that means "your" in the second person singular. English used to have a distinction between singular and plural in the second person, such that we had the following: Plural: ye, you, your.

Why did we stop using Thou?

The reason people stopped using thou (and thee) was that social status—whether you were considered upper class or lower class—became more fluid during this time.
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