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Note that "you" is actually the object form, so the table is unfortunately not arranged the obvious way:

    single  plural  used in contexts of
    thou    ye      nominative (subject), vocative (preceded by the word "O"). For the singular, this implies that the relevant verb takes the "-[e]st" suffix.
    thee    you     all object forms (direct object, indirect object, object of preposition)
    thy     your    possessive determiner, before consonant sounds - thy will, thy God
    thine   your    possessive determiner, before vowel sounds (including 'h') - thine enemy, thine head
    thine   yours   possessive pronoun - not my will but thine, all that I have is thine
(the last distinction used to by used for my/mine, and is still used for a/an)



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