thee, cometh, whence
i want to know the words thee, cometh, whence,thy here http://www.beliefnet.com/prayeroftheday/prayer_one.asp?pid=2058
are they formal form of english language?
what are rules for them to be used?
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Thee is old English of You. Cometh is come. Whence - from where? Old English translated would be "you come from where?' or modern - Where do you come from? Thou is also You.
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In about the past 500 years or so, English grammar has become much more simplified, but there are some "archaic" (old) forms of English that are still heard in prayers, plays, wedding ceremonies, etc.
In modern English, "you" can be the subject of a sentence:
You are eating a sandwich.
The object of a sentence.
I saw you.
And can be singular or plural. The pronouns in English are:
I me my
you you your
he him his
she her her
it it its
we us our
they them their
But in the past, the pronouns in English were:
I me my
thou thee (1 person) thy
you you (more than 1 person) your
he him his
she her her
it it its
we us our
they them their
In the past, the noun "come" was conjugated as:
I come
Thou comest
You come
He comes
She comes
It comes
We come
They come
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