# тебе
## Bulgarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [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* The full dative form is considered outdated and is usually substituted by the preposition на (na) and the accusative form: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
## Macedonian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [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 East Slavic
### Alternative forms

* тѧ (tę) — accusative

### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tebe.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tɛˈbɛ/→/tʲɛˈbʲɛ/→/tʲɛˈbʲɛ/
* (ca. 9th CE) IPA: /tɛˈbɛ/
* (ca. 11th CE) IPA: /tʲɛˈbʲɛ/
* (ca. 13th CE) IPA: /tʲɛˈbʲɛ/

### Pronoun

тебе (tebe)
* accusative of тꙑ (ty): you (singular), thee
* genitive of тꙑ (ty): of you (singular), of thee

#### Descendants

* Belarusian: цябе́ (cjabjé) (Possibly through blending with тѧ (tę))
* Russian: тебя́ (tebjá) (Possibly through blending with тѧ (tę))
* Ukrainian: тебе (tebe)

## Russian
### Alternative forms

* тебѣ́ (tebě́) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
* те (te) — colloquial

### Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from Old Church Slavonic тебѣ (tebě) or inherited from Old East Slavic тобѣ (tobě); both from Proto-Slavic *tebě.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [tʲɪˈbʲe]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -e

### Pronoun

тебе́ • (tebé)
* dative/prepositional of ты (ty)

#### Declension

* Archaic feminine form: оне́ (oné).
* The letter г (g) in the genitive/accusative case ending is pronounced as /v/.
* The alternative forms starting with н- (n-) are used after a preposition.
* Archaic forms: ея́ (jejá), нея́ (nejá).
* Instrumental forms ending in -ю (-ju) are either dated, poetic, or dialectal.
* The prepositional case is never used without a preposition.

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /têbe/
* Hyphenation: те‧бе

### Pronoun

те̏бе (Latin spelling tȅbe)
* of you (genitive singular of ти̑ (“you”))
* you (accusative singular of ти̑ (“you”))

#### Declension
## Ukrainian
### Pronunciation

* тебе́: IPA: [teˈbɛ]
** Rhymes: -ɛ
* те́бе: IPA: [ˈtɛbe] (after prepositions)
** Homophone: Те́би (Téby, “Thebes”)
** Rhymes: -ɛbe
* Hyphenation: те‧бе

### Pronoun

тебе́ or те́бе • (tebé or tébe)
* genitive/accusative of ти (ty)