тебе

See also: тёбе

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ɛbɛ/

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• The full dative form is considered outdated and is usually substituted by the preposition на (na) and the accusative form (На тебе поръчаха да занесеш писмото).

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)

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Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛbɛ/

Pronoun

тебе • (tebe)

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

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Old Church Slavonic

Pronoun

тебе • (tebe)

1. genitive of ты (ty)

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʲɪˈbʲe]
• Rhymes: -e

Pronoun

тебе́ • (tebé)

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

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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

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