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''Thee'' corresponds with the oblique or accusative form ''me'' in the [[first person]], and is used as they are: as a direct or indirect object. ''Thy'' and ''thine'' correspond with ''my'' and ''mine''. In the deliberately archaic style in which you might want to use ''thine'', remember that the forms with /n/ are used before any word beginning with a vowel sound: ''thine eyes''.
In modern regional English dialects that use 'thou' or some variant, it generally takes the third person form of the verb. This comes from a merging of Early Modern English 2nd person singular ending'-st' and 3rd person singular ending '-th' into '-s'.
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More recently, the philosopher [[Martin Buber]] has been translated into English as using the words ''I and Thou'' to describe our ideal familiar relationship with the Deity. Because in English ''thou'' is actually more reserved and formal in actual practice, the translation does not convey the intended meaning well.
In Modern English in some parts of northern England, 'tha' is still used as a familiar pronoun in everyday speech.
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