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Declension of Thou

Apparently some people find reading Elizabethan English challenging. For their benefit, the following irregular declension.

Nominative

Thou / Ye

E.G. Thou shalt not kill.

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Vocative

Thou / Ye

E.G. O ye of little faith.

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Accusative/Dative/Objective

Thee / You

E.G. He shall rule over thee.

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Genitive

Thine / Your

E.G. Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.

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Possessive

Thy (Thine) / Yours

E.G. Take now thy son, thine only son, Isaac …

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Was that so hard?

-Turretinfan

To God be the Glory!

TurretinFan

14 responses to “Declension of Thou”

  1. Actually, these pronouns better convey the meaning of Biblical passages. For instance, the NASB reading of John 3:7 says, “Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’” The reader might think that the “You” in the passage is Nicodemus. But look at the KJV rendering of the same verse. “Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.””Ye” is used, not “Thou.” IOW, Jesus was not referring to Nicodemus alone. Nice post.

  2. Actually, these pronouns better convey the meaning of Biblical passages. For instance, the NASB reading of John 3:7 says, “Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’” The reader might think that the “You” in the passage is Nicodemus. But look at the KJV rendering of the same verse. “Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.””Ye” is used, not “Thou.” IOW, Jesus was not referring to Nicodemus alone. Nice post.

  6. Conjugation:First personhave (had, past tense)Second personhast (hadst, past tense)Third personhas (had, past tense)

  7. Albert: That’s one of the reasons I favor the KJV: it maintains the singular/plural distinction found in the original languages.Natamllc: Great!EM: Yes, probably the conjugation of various verbs is worth noting, both as to the changes in the second person singular conjugations (often ending in -est) and also in many cases to the third person singular conjugations (often ending in -eth).-Turretinfan-Turretinfan

  8. Albert: That’s one of the reasons I favor the KJV: it maintains the singular/plural distinction found in the original languages.Natamllc: Great!EM: Yes, probably the conjugation of various verbs is worth noting, both as to the changes in the second person singular conjugations (often ending in -est) and also in many cases to the third person singular conjugations (often ending in -eth).-Turretinfan-Turretinfan

  11. Thanks for your last line , it made me smile. I love reading old English, I find it makes me really think about the what the words are trying to say. I like your Blog very much, don’t stop.Thank you.

  12. Thanks for your last line , it made me smile. I love reading old English, I find it makes me really think about the what the words are trying to say. I like your Blog very much, don’t stop.Thank you.