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тобою

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic тобоѭ (tobojǫ), from Proto-Slavic *tobojǫ.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

тобо́ю • (tobóju)

  1. (dated, poetic or dialectal) alternative form of тобо́й (tobój); instrumental singular of ты (ty)
    • 1958, “Песня о тревожной молодости (Song of the Restless Youth)”, Lev Oshanin (lyrics), Aleksandra Pakhmutova (music)‎:
      Пускай нам с тобой обоим
      Беда грозит за бедою,
      И дружбу мою с тобою
      Одна только смерть возьмёт!
      Puskaj nam s toboj oboim
      Beda grozit za bedoju,
      I družbu moju s toboju
      Odna tolʹko smertʹ vozʹmjót!
      Let calamity after calamity
      Threaten us, [me] and you, both;
      And my friendship with you
      Only death alone can take away!

Declension

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

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tobojǫ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tɔˈbɔjʊ]
  • Hyphenation: то‧бою

Pronoun

тобо́ю • (tobóju)

  1. instrumental of ти (ty)

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