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I would like to know, why the word "thy" disappeared, and how a singular "thy" had been chanded into the "you" in English language?
TIA, Best regards,
Why "thy" was disappeared
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Re: Why "thy" was disappeared
I don't even know how to pronounce it. ))..
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Re: Why "thy" was disappeared
it's not only thy but also thou, thee , hath , thine and others i don't remember. they are archiac words
i wonder whywhy the word "thy" disappeared, and how a singular "thy" had been chanded into the "you" in English language?
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Re: Why "thy" was disappeared
I saw these forms when I took a Shakespeare's poem. Now I am trying to get an information why a singular form diappeared, in my language it is using nowadays, and in many other languages too.
When I asked my question I received a link, here it is: http://etymonline.com/columns/do-be-thee.htm , at the end of the page there is an information about such forms.
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When I asked my question I received a link, here it is: http://etymonline.com/columns/do-be-thee.htm , at the end of the page there is an information about such forms.
Regards!
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Re: Why "thy" was disappeared
yes, old english literature was full of these archiac forms, they were used in talking to kings and queens, or when praying to god.
i think that most languages changed by time. and there were several factors that enhanced these changes through time such as the cultural interaction between two different nations or more.
this kind of interaction adds, ommits and creates words and notions in any language.
i think that most languages changed by time. and there were several factors that enhanced these changes through time such as the cultural interaction between two different nations or more.
this kind of interaction adds, ommits and creates words and notions in any language.
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Hello!
Here is another link, I have just found:
http://www.alt-usage-english.org/pronoun_paradigms.html
Here is another link, I have just found:
http://www.alt-usage-english.org/pronoun_paradigms.html
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Re: Why "thy" was disappeared
TH and AI. DAI.Vega wrote:I don't even know how to pronounce it. ))..
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Re: Why "thy" was disappeared
Thy is the adjective form of "YOU". And "Thy" is an old English word that means "your" in the second person singular.