тебе
See also: тёбе
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɛbɛ]
Pronoun
те́бе • (tébe)
- full form of the second-person singular pronoun in the accusative case, used as the direct object of a verb; you
- Търсех Георги, а намерих тебе.
- Tǎrseh Georgi, a namerih tebe.
- I was looking for Georgi and I found you.
- the second-person singular pronoun in the prepositional case, used as the object of a preposition; you
- Не мога да живея без тебе.
- Ne moga da živeja bez tebe.
- I can't live without you.
- От тебе зависи.
- Ot tebe zavisi.
- It's up to you.
- (dated) full form of the second-person singular pronoun in the dative case, used as the indirect object of a verb; to you, for you, you
- Слава Тебе, Господи!
- Slava Tebe, Gospodi!
- Glory be to thee!, O Lord!/Thank God!/Thank goodness
- Тебе поръчаха да занесеш писмото.
- Tebe porǎčaha da zaneseš pismoto.
- They ordered you to take the letter.
Usage notes
- The full dative form is considered outdated and is usually substituted by the preposition на (na) and the accusative form:
- На тебе поръчаха да занесеш писмото.
- Na tebe porǎčaha da zaneseš pismoto.
- They ordered you to take the letter.
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) | |
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɛbɛ]
Pronoun
тебе • (tebe)
- Long direct object form of ти (ti).
- Long indirect object form of ти (ti).
Old Church Slavonic
Pronoun
тебе • (tebe)
- genitive of тꙑ (ty)
Declension
Old Church Slavonic personal pronouns
| Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | Reflexive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | азъ (azŭ) | тꙑ (ty) | — |
| Accusative | мѧ (mę) | тѧ (tę) | сѧ (sę) |
| Genitive | мене (mene) | тебе (tebe) | себе (sebe) |
| Locative | мьнѣ (mĭně) | тебѣ (tebě) | себѣ (sebě) |
| Dative | мьнѣ (mĭně), ми (mi) | тебѣ (tebě), ти (ti) | себѣ (sebě), си (si) |
| Instrumental | мъноѭ (mŭnojǫ) | тобоѭ (tobojǫ) | собоѭ (sobojǫ) |
| Possessive | мои (moi) | твои (tvoi) | свои (svoi) |
| Dual | 1st person | 2nd person | Reflexive |
| Nominative | вѣ (vě) | ва (va) | — |
| Accusative | на (na) | ва (va) | сѧ (sę) |
| Genitive | наю (naju) | ваю (vaju) | себе (sebe) |
| Locative | наю (naju) | ваю (vaju) | себѣ (sebě) |
| Dative | нама (nama), на (na) | вама (vama), ва (va) | себѣ (sebě), си (si) |
| Instrumental | нама (nama) | вама (vama) | собоѭ (sobojǫ) |
| Possessive | нашь (našĭ) | вашь (vašĭ) | свои (svoi) |
| Plural | 1st person | 2nd person | Reflexive |
| Nominative | мꙑ (my) | вꙑ (vy) | — |
| Accusative | нꙑ (ny) | вꙑ (vy) | сѧ (sę) |
| Genitive | насъ (nasŭ) | васъ (vasŭ) | себе (sebe) |
| Locative | насъ (nasŭ) | васъ (vasŭ) | себѣ (sebě) |
| Dative | намъ (namŭ), нꙑ (ny) | вамъ (vamŭ), вꙑ (vy) | себѣ (sebě), си (si) |
| Instrumental | нами (nami) | вами (vami) | собоѭ (sobojǫ) |
| Possessive | нашь (našĭ) | вашь (vašĭ) | свои (svoi) |
Russian
Alternative forms
- те (te) (colloquial)
- тебѣ́ (tebě́) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tʲɪˈbʲe]
- Rhymes: -e
Pronoun
тебе́ • (tebé)
- dative/prepositional of ты (ty)
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /têbe/
- Hyphenation: те‧бе
Pronoun
те̏бе (Latin spelling tȅbe)
- of you (genitive singular of ти̑ (“you”))
- you (accusative singular of ти̑ (“you”))
Declension
Declension of тебе
| 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 |
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
- тебе́: IPA(key): [teˈbɛ]
- те́бе: IPA(key): [ˈtɛbe]
Pronoun
тебе́ or те́бе • (tebé or tébe)
- genitive/accusative singular of ти (ty, “you”)
Usage notes
The alternative form те́бе (with stress retraction onto the first syllable) is used after prepositions.