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)

1. 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.

2. 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)

1. (personal) you (plural)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɛ]

Conjunction

те • (te)

1. at times... at other times...
2. now... now... (indicates two alternating situations)

Pronoun

те • (te)

1. Short direct object form of ти (ti).

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʲe]

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Pronoun

те • (te) pl (demonstrative)

1. nominative plural of тот (tot): those; the ones; the others
2. inanimate accusative plural of тот (tot): those; the ones; the others

Serbo-Croatian

Pronoun

те (Latin spelling te)

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

1. and

Udi

Etymology

From Aghwan 𐔸𐔴 (te).

Determiner

те • (te)

1. no

   -Ви баба арене? -Те.

   -Have your dad arrived? -No

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]

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Determiner

те • (te)

1. nominative/accusative neuter singular of той (toj)