You origins (2nd person pronoun)
Origins of the 2nd person pronoun "you"
- thee, thou, thy, thine, ye
- useful for Shakespeare "you" translations
| 2nd person case | Nominative
(subject) |
Indicative
(a command) |
Accusative
(also "objective" for direct object) |
Dative
(indirect object) |
Genetive
(possessive) |
Reflexive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | ||||
| you | singular or
plural |
you go | you [all] go | You listen! | You [all] listen! | he spoke to you | he speaks to you [all] | he gives you a horse | he gives you (all) a horse | your book | [all] your book | do it yourself | do it yourselves |
| thou | singular subjective (informal) | thou goest | |||||||||||
| thee | singular objective | he speeketh to thee | he givest thee a horse | ||||||||||
| thy | singular possessive | thy kingdom | doest it thy self | ||||||||||
| thine | singular possessive of words that begin w/ a vowel | thine apple | thine own self | ||||||||||
| ye | plural subjective
(or singular formal) |
Ye goeth
or My Lord, ye goeth |
Ye listen! | Hear ye! | |||||||||