What do you think about the beauty of the gardens?
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Thou is an older version of you, and you is a pronoun, therefore, Thou is a pronoun.
"Thou" is a singular pronoun, used to address one person informally in Early Modern English. Its plural form is "ye" or "you."
Both "thee" and "thou" replace the word "you" in our current version of English. In general, use "thou" when "you" is the subject of the sentence and use "thee" when "you" is the indirect object or the receiver of the action in the sentence. Here are a few examples: 1) You are happy. = Thou art happy. (The "are" changes to "art") 2) He will help you. = He will help thee. 3) You will toss the ball to me. = Thou wilt toss the ball to me. (The "will" changes to "wilt") 4) I will toss the ball to you. = I will toss the ball to thee.
Certainly, here are a few examples of archaic words: thee, thou, thy, thine (old English pronouns); hark, whence, betwixt (old English adverbs); dost, hath, art (old English verbs); 'tis, 'twas, e'er (old English contractions).
Dost is a form of the verb to do, as "I do", "Thou dost", "He does". The "thou" forms of verbs are rarely seen any more, and "thou dost" would usually be said "you do" So, 'if thou dost pronounce it faithfully' means 'if you do mean what you say'
What does "What dost thou" mean is the correct question. The previous answer given was right: it means "What do you ... ?" In olden times, "you" was the polite form and "thou" was the familiar form (today we sometimes think of them backwards from what they were) and "dost" was a form in olden times similar to the form we still use today, "does." "What dost thou intend toward my daughter?" would mean "What are your intentions toward my daughter?"
Thou knowest. Thy questions are questionable.
To whom thy secret thou dost tell, To him thy freedom thou dost sell.
"Thou knowest the mask of night is on my face, else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek for that which thou hast heard me speak tonight." - Juliet, Romeo&Juliet "Come, wilt thou see me ride? And when I am on horseback, I will swear I love thee infinitely." - Hotspur, Henry IV, Part 1 Can'st thou see? = Canst see? Dost thou know? How canst thou see thine own knee? = How canst see thy knee? Why dost thou stare at thy wife so oddly? What dost thou know about scullery maids? What knowest thou of that? = What dost thou know of that? What wishest thou of me? = What dost thou wish of me? Thinkest thou I shall not slay thee? = Dost thou think I shall not slay thee? = Think'st thou I shall not slay thee? I defy thee! Have at thee! Who art thou? I've met thee before? Thou scurvy knave!! Thou pig's gut! I would brain thee with a pound of iron, but thou would'st not be my friend thereafter... Give me thy shoe. I command thee to give me thy shoe. Thou wilt give me thy shoe. Thou art a pidgeon. Thou hast some good in thee.... Hast thou a parrot?
I know not, for if I did, I would ask for enlightenment on WikiAnswers.
why dost thou wish to dehydrate yon potato? Ist thou a witch? Shalt thou repent, or be burned at yon stake!
Juliet
Why in the world would you want to reword it? It's perfect as it is. Unless perhaps you haven't caught on to the "thou art" and "thou hast" and "thou dost" usage. Back in Shakespeare's day, that was how you talked to your good friends, your lover, your childhood nurse, your pets and your servants. To others you would say "you are", "you have" and "you do".
It generally means Dost thou have a house? But it could also be a declarative sentence: Thou hast a house.
What do you need to know about ravens?
Judge not, that ye be not judged.Matthew 7:1. Judge not, and ye shall not be judged.Luke 6:37. Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.Roman 2:1 ; But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.Romans 14:10. ; ; Who art thou that judgest another?James 4:12