ye

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ye — pronoun

1. an old or literary form of 'you' used when speaking to a group, especially in pr

1.代名詞B2
釋義

an old or literary form of 'you' used when speaking to a group, especially in prayers, songs, and older writing

例句

The guide in the old poem says, 'I will show ye the road home.'

verb + ye in quoted old-style speech

At the village fair, the actor cried, 'I thank ye for your kindness!'

同義詞
  • you

    the modern form used for both singular and plural address in everyday English

文法句型

ye + verb

verb + ye

用法筆記

Mostly found in prayers, songs, and deliberately old-fashioned writing. Distinguish it from the definite article sense below: this pronoun means 'you', while the article sense is a stylized way to write 'the'.

常見錯誤

❌Ye are invited to the meeting at noon.
✅You are invited to the meeting at noon.
💡in ordinary modern English, 'you' is the normal form and 'ye' sounds deliberately old-fashioned.
❌Ye book on the table is mine.
✅The book on the table is mine.
💡the pronoun sense means 'you'; it does not replace the article 'the' in normal sentences.

ye — article