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Kawthar.K. Posted 17 years ago
Linguistics Studies
Thou, thee, thy
So I wrote this earlier and I need corrections
and clarifications
Dare not exasperate the great
or thou shall meet thy fate
thou shall get what thou shan't please
and hell gates shall endorse thou as peace begins to cease
Thou is the singular form of you, is that correct?
and is it ok to start the poem with "dare not" is that correct?
well, and when do I use thee?
is thee the plural of you?
oh and is using "thy" alone correct?
please englighten me
and clarifications
Dare not exasperate the great
or thou shall meet thy fate
thou shall get what thou shan't please
and hell gates shall endorse thou as peace begins to cease
Thou is the singular form of you, is that correct?
and is it ok to start the poem with "dare not" is that correct?
well, and when do I use thee?
is thee the plural of you?
oh and is using "thy" alone correct?
please englighten me
Top answer
thou shalt is the form you need. endorse thee is the form you need. Possibly, what thee shan't please , because I think you're going for an inversion of what shan't please thee .
- thou shalt is the form you need.
- endorse thee is the form you need.
- Possibly, what thee shan't please , because I think you're going for an inversion of what shan't please thee .
- I, me, my, mine has the analog thou, thee, thy, thine .
- ( thee is not a plural.
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thou shalt is the form you need.
endorse thee is the form you need.
Possibly, what thee shan't please, because I think you're going for an inversion of what shan't please thee.
I, me, my, mine has the analog thou, thee, thy, thine. (thee is not a plural. It's the 'objective case'.)
CJ
endorse thee is the form you need.
Possibly, what thee shan't please, because I think you're going for an inversion of what shan't please thee.
I, me, my, mine has the analog thou, thee, thy, thine. (thee is not a plural. It's the 'objective case'.)
CJ
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What don't you get?
The subject forms are I, thou, he, she, we, you, they
The object forms are me, thee, him, her, us, you, them
The possessive adjectives are my, thy, his, her, our, your, their
The possessive pronouns are mine, thine, his, hers, ours, yours, theirs
Look up "Personal Pronouns" in your grammar book, or use the Search Box at the upper right of the page
The subject forms are I, thou, he, she, we, you, they
The object forms are me, thee, him, her, us, you, them
The possessive adjectives are my, thy, his, her, our, your, their
The possessive pronouns are mine, thine, his, hers, ours, yours, theirs
Look up "Personal Pronouns" in your grammar book, or use the Search Box at the upper right of the page
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What CJ means is that when "you" singular is the subject of your sentence, it's "thou", when it's the direct object or indirect object it's "thee" and when it's posessive, i.e. "your", it's "thy". "You" plural acts just the way "you" does today: you(subj.), you(obj.) and your(poss.). He's right, though, it's "thou shallt" and "thou art", among other differences.
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ye (subj.pl) you(obj.pl)... really you shouldn't forget about ye
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