Simply put, the word, "thee" means "you"; in other words, if you read a sentence that begins with, "I love thee", the author is really saying, "I love you". This poetic, old-world version of the word "you" appears in many works of literature from the medieval and Elizabethan ages; it is also commonly used in old and new works of poetry. Viewed as romantic and Shakespearean (although William Shakespeare tended to use the word "thou", rather than "thee"), the word "thee" is a quaint and old-fashioned way of saying the word, "you". One famous example of usage of the word "thee" appears in the tragic story of the sinking of the Titanic; according to legend, the ship's band continued to play the song, "Nearer My God To Thee) for as long as they could, in order to comfort the doomed passengers of the stricken vessel; this song title is another way of saying, "Nearer, My God, To You".
The word "thee" is not is common usage today, and it has not been a popular word for many decades; in fact, using the word "thee" for "you" in modern, everyday speech would seem too flowery, affected and pretentious. Usually, the word "thee" is only spoken in plays, films, or television programs set in other centuries. In those situations, the usage of the word "thee" is entirely natural and appropriate. Since the word "you" is one of the most-used words in the English language, it's safe to say that the word "thee" was also uttered constantly during other eras. Now, the word is simply a pretty reminder of a more courtly time.
The word "thee" may also appear in certain translation of the Bible's Old and New Testaments; often, the word is used to denote the singular; the words thou and ye were chosen to denote the plural and subject forms.
The word "thee" is not is common usage today, and it has not been a popular word for many decades; in fact, using the word "thee" for "you" in modern, everyday speech would seem too flowery, affected and pretentious. Usually, the word "thee" is only spoken in plays, films, or television programs set in other centuries. In those situations, the usage of the word "thee" is entirely natural and appropriate. Since the word "you" is one of the most-used words in the English language, it's safe to say that the word "thee" was also uttered constantly during other eras. Now, the word is simply a pretty reminder of a more courtly time.
The word "thee" may also appear in certain translation of the Bible's Old and New Testaments; often, the word is used to denote the singular; the words thou and ye were chosen to denote the plural and subject forms.
