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thy

THEYE
determiner
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An old-fashioned or poetic word for "your," used with a singular person you are addressing.
"Honor thy father and thy mother."
"Thy kingdom come, thy will be done."

How to Use Thy

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishAn old way of saying "your," found in older English, prayers, and poetry.

Common mistake

Modern English no longer uses "thy" in everyday speech — it survives mainly in religious texts, Shakespeare, and deliberately archaic writing.

Memory tip

Use "thy" before a consonant sound and "thine" before a vowel sound, mirroring how "a" and "an" work today.

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Common pairings
thy will thy name thy kingdom
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Etymology

From Middle English "thi," a worn-down form of "thin," the old possessive of "thou" — the archaic singular counterpart to modern "you."

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