Bulgarian

Pronoun

тебе • ‎(tébe)

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. (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• The full dative form is considered outdated and is usually substituted by the preposition на and the accusative form (На тебе поръчаха да занесеш писмото).

Related terms

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛbɛ/

Pronoun

тебе • ‎(tebe)

1. Long direct object form of ти ‎(ti).
2. Long indirect object form of ти ‎(ti).

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʲɪˈbʲe]

Pronoun

тебе́ • ‎(tebé)

1. inflection of ты ‎(ty):
   1. dative
   2. prepositional

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /têbe/
• Hyphenation: те‧бе

Pronoun

те̏бе ‎(Latin spelling tȅbe)

1. of you (genitive singular of ти̑ ‎(“you”))
2. you (accusative singular of ти̑ ‎(“you”))

Declension