ty

See also: Ty, -ty, ty., Tý, tŷ, tỷ, and Tỵ

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EnglishEdit

AbbreviationEdit

ty

1. (Internet, text messaging) thank you

Related termsEdit

• tysm
• tyvm

See alsoEdit

• thx

AnagramsEdit

• YT, yt

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CornishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• (Standard Cornish) te

PronounEdit

ty

1. you (informal second person singular pronoun)
2. thou
3. thee

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CzechEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *ty, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

PronunciationEdit

• audio

  (file)

PronounEdit

ty

1. (personal) you (second person singular)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of ty

	singular	plural
nominative	ty	vy
genitive	tebe/tě	vás
dative	tobě/ti	vám
accusative	tebe/tě	vás
vocative	-	-
locative	tobě	vás
instrumental	tebou	vámi

ty

See alsoEdit

• já
• my
• on
• ona
• oni
• ono
• ony
• vy

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GuaraníEdit

NounEdit

ty

1. urine

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LojbanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• ty.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /tə/

CmavoEdit

ty (selma'o BY2 BY2)

1. The letteral for t

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Lower SorbianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *ty, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [tɨ]

PronounEdit

ty sg

1. you (singular, informal)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of the second-person pronouns

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ty	wej	wy
Genitive	śi tebje¹	waju	was
Dative	śi tebje¹	wama	wam
Accusative	śi tebje¹	waju	was
Instrumental	tobu	wama	wami
Locative	tebje	wama	was
Possessive determiner	twój	waju	waš

¹ Both śi and tebje are used when no preposition precedes, but after a preposition only tebje is used.

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PolishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *ty, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /tɨ/

• audio

  (file)

PronounEdit

ty

1. you (second person singular pronoun)

DeclensionEdit

declension of ty

	singular
nominative	ty
genitive	ciebie/cię
dative	tobie/ci
accusative	ciebie/cię
instrumental	tobą
locative	tobie
vocative	ty

Usage notesEdit

• Ty is the T-form; it is used to address friends, family, children, teenagers, and often peers. The V-forms are pan m and pani f.

See alsoEdit

• Appendix:Polish pronouns

Further readingEdit

• ty in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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SlovakEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *ty, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈti/

PronounEdit

ty

1. you (personal, singular)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of ty

	singular	plural
nominative	ty	vy
genitive	ťa, teba	vás
dative	ti, tebe	vám
accusative	ťa, teba	vás
locative	tebe	vás
instrumental	tebou	vami

See alsoEdit

• Ty
• ja
• my
• on
• ona
• oni
• ono
• ony
• vy

Further readingEdit

• ty in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

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SwedishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• Audio

  (file)

EtymologyEdit

From Old Swedish þy, from Old Norse því.

ConjunctionEdit

ty

1. (archaic, poetic) because, therefore

SynonymsEdit

• därför att
• eftersom
• emedan
• för

Usage notesEdit

ty as well as för always introduces a main clause, while the other given synonyms all introduces secondary clauses. Compare:

• Hon gick inte och lade sig, ty/för hon var inte trött.
• Hon gick inte och lade sig, därför att/eftersom/emedan hon inte var trött.

VerbEdit

ty

1. to cling to, to turn to [someone/something] for protection or comfort.

   När barn blir rädda tyr de sig oftast till sina föräldrar

   When children get scared, they usually turn to their parents for comfort.

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of ty (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	ty	—
Present tense	tyr	—
Past tense	tydde	—
Supine	tytt	—
Imperative	ty	—
Present participle	tyende
Past participle	—

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Upper SorbianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *ty, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

PronounEdit

ty

1. you, thou

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WestrobothnianEdit

VerbEdit

ty

1. Alternative form of tyd

AdjectiveEdit

ty

1. Alternative form of tyd