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In English (that was Shakespeare's language you know) it is a second person singular accusative pronoun, an alternate to 'you'. However, "you" is also the second person singular nominative pronoun and the plural nominative and accusative pronoun as well. Is all this grammatical terminology confusing? Maybe some examples will help.
1. "I love you, Jane". There's only one Jane, and she is the object of the loving. You can say "I love thee, Jane" instead.
2. "To all my many fans, all I can say is that I love you." The fans are the object of the love alright but there are many of them so you cannot use "thee" here; you must use "you".
3. "Jane, you are the light of my life." There's only one Jane, but she is the subject of the sentence. You can't say "thee are the light of my life"; you have to use the nominative pronoun "thou" and the special verb form that goes with it, in this case "art" instead of "are".
4. "My fans, you have stuck by me all these years" OK, this is right out. There are lots of fans and they are the subject of the sentence. You've got to use "you".
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y ago"Thou" is the second-person singular nominative pronoun. If that's too much for you, it is the same as the word "you" if there is only one of you and it's the subject of the sentence.
For example, if one were to say, "You are my wife", the person being addressed is only one person and is the subject of the sentence, so "you" can be replaced by "thou". If one were to say, "You're a great audience", you cannot use thou because there are, we hope, more audience members than one. If one were to say, "I love you" you cannot substitute "thou" for "you" either because this time "you" is the object of the sentence.
Thou has its own set of verb forms. You know how you say "I am", and "she is" and "you are". Well, if you are using thou you have to say "thou art" (You know like the religious song "How great thou art"). Other verbs end in -st or -est: thou hast, thou doest, thou gavest, thou thinkest, thou lookest and so on.
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∙ 13y agoThe plural of thou is you.
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∙ 12y agothou = you (yourself)
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∙ 15y agoyou
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∙ 12y ago"You"
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What does where art thou mean?
"Where art thou" means "where are you." The use of the word "thou" indicates the speaker is asking someone who is on friendly, informal terms with him, or her.
What does thou did'st mean?
You did
What does thou wast mean?
You were
What is thee and thou in old English?
Thee and thou mean "you" in old english.
How do you spell thou?
That is the correct spelling of the archaic form of the second person "thou" (you).The similar word is though (although).
What does thoued mean?
Why, I do know what thou means for I am from the renissance. Thou is the original word for thy humans word "You:" What an interesting word. Alas, here is my answer, and here are you. Goodbye
What does didst mean?
"Didst" is an archaic form of the second person singular past tense of the verb "do." It is no longer commonly used in modern English and has been replaced by "did."
What does where art thou mean?
"Where art thou" means "where are you." The use of the word "thou" indicates the speaker is asking someone who is on friendly, informal terms with him, or her.
What is the old fashion word for you?
Thou. It's archaic, but still used in rare places.
What does where art mean?
"Where art thou" means "where are you." The use of the word "thou" indicates the speaker is asking someone who is on friendly, informal terms with him, or her.
What does the hitman logo mean?
It is the ICA HQ emblem. It means For Thou Shall InfamleyShout The word Of The zen. Thou Shou Help you.
What part of speech is the word thou?
The word "thou" is a pronoun. It is an archaic or formal way of addressing someone directly in the second person singular.
What is the the modern word of thou?
The answer is, you. As in: Thou are a fair maid: you are a fair maid.
Is the word they the same as the word thou?
No, the word "they" is used to refer to a group of people or things, while "thou" is an archaic form of the word "you" used in older English dialects to address an individual.
What does where art thou from the movie o brother where art thou mean?
"Where are you".
What does thou did'st mean?
You did
What does thou wast mean?
You were
