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Renspeak ~ You/Ye Thee/Thou

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"You" or "Ye" would be used on formal occasions, or when one is addressing one of higher social rank. Never call the Royals "Thee" or "thou". Singular Plural 1st person I we 2nd person you ye 3rd person she, he, it they "Thee" or "thou" are informal forms of address and would be used when speaking to a friend or one of equal or lower social standing. Singular Plural 1st person I we 2nd person thee, thou ye 3rd person he, she, it they (Note: Don't switch from formal to informal, or vice versa, in the same conversation.)

Case: "Thou" is nominative. (Used as the subject of the sentence and is usually the first noun in the sentence.) Examples: Thou(subject) hast slain me(object). Thou(subject) liest. (Note that verbs following "thou" tend to end in "-st". We'll go into this in more depth when we deal with verb endings.) "Thee" is objective. (Used as the object in the sentence. The object is the word affected by the verb.) Examples: I(subject) love thee(object) We(subject) shall slay thee(object). The possessive form of "thee/thou" is "thy" or "thine". "Thy" preceeds words beginning with a consonant. Thy friend. Thy castle. "Thine" preceeds words beginning with a vowel. Thine honor. Thine arse. (Note: When "my" is followed by a word beginning with a vowel it becomes "mine". Mine eyes. Mine Uncle.)