Pronouns and Determiners - Personal Archaic Pronouns

Archaic pronouns were used in the past but have mostly been replaced with the standard pronouns in modern usage.

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Categorized English Pronouns and Determiners

thou

[pronoun]

(the archaic singular form of the second-person pronoun) used to address or refer to a single individual informally or intimately in the past

Ex: Thou art my dearest friend.

thee

[pronoun]

(the archaic singular form of the second-person pronoun) used to refer to a person who is the object of the sentence, with a familiar or intimate connotation

Ex: I give this gift to thee.

[pronoun]

(the archaic plural form of the second-person pronoun) used to address or refer to multiple individuals in the past

Ex: Ye are my friends.

thyself

[pronoun]

(the archaic reflexive form of the singular second-person pronoun) used when the addressee is both the subject and object of the sentence

Ex: Judge not, lest thou be judged thyself.

thine

[pronoun]

(the archaic form of the second person possessive pronoun) used to ascribe ownership to the addressee

Ex: The kingdom is thine.

thy

[pronoun]

(the archaic form of the second person possessive pronoun) used to ascribe ownership of something to the addressee

Ex: Thy words have great power.

Pronouns and Determiners
Personal Subject Pronouns	Personal Object Pronouns	Personal Reflexive and Reciprocal Pronouns	Personal Possessive Pronouns and Determiners
Personal Archaic Pronouns	Demonstrative Pronouns and Determiners	Dummy and Impersonal Pronouns	Interrogative Pronouns
Relative Pronouns	Nominal Relative Pronouns	Assertive Indefinite Pronouns and Determiners	Non-Assertive Indefinite Pronouns and Determiners
Universal Indefinite Pronouns and Determiners	Negative Indefinite Pronouns and Determiners	Alternative Indefinite Pronouns and Determiners

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