те
See also: тэ, -те, т. е., т.е., and Appendix:Variations of "te"
Bulgarian
Etymology
From earlier тѣ. Formed under the influence of тѣхъ (těxŭ), тѣмъ (těmŭ), тѣми (těmi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tɛ]
Pronoun
те • (te) (personal)
- They; the third-person plural pronoun in the nominative case, used as the subject of a verb.
- Те току-що пристигнаха.
- Te toku-što pristignaha.
- They have just arrived.
- Те са по-ниски от мен.
- Te sa po-niski ot men.
- They are shorter than me.
- short form of the second-person singular pronoun in the accusative case, used as the direct object of a verb; you
- Обичам те.
- Običam te.
- I love you.
- Може ли да те попитам нещо?
- Može li da te popitam nešto?
- Can I ask you something?
Related terms
Bulgarian personal pronouns
| Number | Person | Gender | Nominative (subject) | Accusative (direct complement) | Dative (indirect complement) | Prepositional | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Short | Full | Short | |||||
| Singular | First | — | аз (az) | мен (men) ме́не (méne) | ме (me) | ме́не (méne) | ми (mi) | мен (men) ме́не (méne) |
| Second | Informal | ти (ti) | теб (teb) те́бе (tébe) | те (te) | те́бе (tébe) | ти (ti) | теб (teb) те́бе (tébe) | |
| Formal | Ви́е (Víe) | Вас (Vas) | Ви (Vi) | Вам (Vam) | Ви (Vi) | Вас (Vas) | ||
| Third | Masculine | той (toj) | не́го (négo) | го (go) | не́му (nému) | му (mu) | не́го (négo) | |
| Feminine | тя (tja) | не́я (néja) | я (ja) | ней (nej) | ѝ (ì) | не́я (néja) | ||
| Neuter | то (to) | не́го (négo) | го (go) | не́му (nému) | му (mu) | не́го (négo) | ||
| Plural | First | — | ни́е (níe) ний (nij) | нас (nas) | ни (ni) | нам (nam) | ни (ni) | нас (nas) |
| Second | Informal | ви́е (víe) вий (vij) | вас (vas) | ви (vi) | вам (vam) | ви (vi) | вас (vas) | |
| Formal | Ви́е (Víe) | Вас (Vas) | Ви (Vi) | Вам (Vam) | Ви (Vi) | Вас (Vas) | ||
| Third | — | те (te) | тях (tjah) | ги (gi) | тям (tjam) | им (im) | тях (tjah) | |
Eastern Mari
Pronoun
те • (te)
- (personal) you (plural)
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tɛ]
Conjunction
те • (te)
- at times... at other times...
- now... now... (indicates two alternating situations)
Pronoun
те • (te)
- Short direct object form of ти (ti).
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tʲe]
Audio (file)
Pronoun
те • (te) pl (demonstrative)
- nominative plural of тот (tot): those; the ones; the others
- inanimate accusative plural of тот (tot): those; the ones; the others
Serbo-Croatian
Pronoun
те (Latin spelling te)
- of you (clitic genitive singular of ти̑ (“you”))
- you (clitic accusative singular of ти̑ (“you”))
Declension
Declension of те
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ти̑ | ви̑ |
| genitive | те̏бе, те | ва̑с, вас |
| dative | те̏би, ти | ва̏ма, вам |
| accusative | те̏бе, те | ва̑с, вас |
| vocative | ти | ви̑ |
| locative | те̏би | ва̏ма |
| instrumental | то̏бо̄м | ва̏ма |
Conjunction
те (Latin spelling te)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *ta. Compare Ukrainian та (ta).
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Udi
Etymology
From Aghwan 𐔸𐔴 (te).
Determiner
те • (te)
- no
- -Ви баба арене? -Те.
- -Have your dad arrived? -No
- -Ви баба арене? -Те.
Further reading
- Gippert J., Schulze W., Aleksidze Z., Mahé J.-P., editors (2009) The Caucasian Albanian Palimpsests of Mount Sinai (Monumenta Palaeographica Medii Aevi : Series Ibero-Caucasica; 2), volume 1, Turnhout: Brepols, →ISBN, page II-55
- Gukasjan, Vorošil (1974), “те”, in Удинско-азербайджанско-русский словарь [Udi–Azerbaijani–Russian Dictionary], Baku: Academy Press, page 204
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tɛ]
Audio (file)
Determiner
те • (te)
- nominative/accusative neuter singular of той (toj)