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What does thou, thy and thee mean?
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This is old, beautiful English that is used today only in poetry and by certain religious groups. " Thou art a good student. = You (singular) are a good student; With this ring, I do thee wed.
- This is old, beautiful English that is used today only in poetry and by certain religious groups.
- " Thou art a good student.
- = You (singular) are a good student; With this ring, I do thee wed.
- = I marry you with this ring.
- (Today some people still say this when they get married); Is this thy book?
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This is old, beautiful English that is used today only in poetry and by certain religious groups. Those forms were used for singular "you." Thou art a good student. = You (singular) are a good student; With this ring, I do thee wed. = I marry you with this ring. (Today some people still say this when they get married); Is this thy book? = Is this your book?; This is thine. = This is yours.
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What do thou, thy, and thee mean?
thou = you
thee = you
thy = your
thine = yours
thou, thee, thy, and thine correspond to I, me, my, and mine in terms of usage (subject case, object case, possessive adjective, possessive pronoun). They are obsolete singular second-person forms.
thou = you
thee = you
thy = your
thine = yours
thou, thee, thy, and thine correspond to I, me, my, and mine in terms of usage (subject case, object case, possessive adjective, possessive pronoun). They are obsolete singular second-person forms.
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