When should thou be used?

When should thou be used?

In standard modern English, thou continues to be used in formal religious contexts, in wedding ceremonies, in literature that seeks to reproduce archaic language, and in certain fixed phrases such as “fare thee well”. For this reason, many associate the pronoun with solemnity or formality.

How is thou used in a sentence?

It’s all right enough; thou art shipped. Thou shalt head thy beasts to-day. Molly, thou art a woman! I grin at thee, thou grinning whale!

What is thou used for?

Formerly we used thou as the second person singular pronoun (which simply means that we would use thou to address another single person). Thee was used in the objective or oblique case (when referring to the object of a verb or preposition), and thou was used in the nominative (when indicating the subject of a verb).

What is the difference between using thou and using you?

Modern English has only one second person pronoun: you. But Old English had two: thou for second person singular and you for second person plural. By the 13th century, however, people began employing you as a singular pronoun to convey politeness or formality.

What is the difference between Ye and thee?

Thee means (to) you. Thy means your. Thou means you. Ye means “O” (a word that comes before a name, to signify that you’re calling that person).

How do you use thee and thou in a sentence?

They use “thee” both for subject and object. “Thou” is used as a subject: “Thou seemst tired.” “Thee” is used as a direct or indirect object: “I give thee this horse; prithee [short for “I pray thee”, i.e. “please”] treat it well.” “Thy” and “thine” are the second person equivalents of “my” and “mine”.

Is there a plural for thou?

The plural form of thou is thous or thou.

What does thou ST mean?

Filters. (archaic) Contraction of thou hast. contraction.

What does thee thy and thou mean?

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.

Is it thou shall or thou shalt?

‘Shalt’ is the old form or the archaic second person singular of ‘shall’. It’s mostly found in the King James Version of the Bible: “Thou shalt not kill.” (Compare “You shall not kill.”) “Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.”

What is thou 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. thou – singular informal, subject (Thou art here. = You are here.)