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te
ta
masc nom pl of ta (pron); nt nom pl of ta (pron); masc acc pl of ta (pron); nt acc pl of ta (pron); …
- ta (pron): that
- ta (letter): (gram) letter t; 24th letter of the alphabet; dental sibilant
- ti (card): three (3)
- ti (ve): (gram) ti; verbal ending of the present tense 3rd person singular
- tumha (pron): you
- te (pron): they; those
- te (pron): them; those
- te (pron): you; to you (object)
- …
Built from
- t- — root · that, demonstrative
The bare demonstrative stem, from PIE *to-. Appears in ta (nom sg neut), tat (nom sg), etc. No concrete imagery; a pure deictic anchor.
- -a — ending · nom/acc pl marker
Nominative and accusative plural ending for neuter and masculine nouns. In pronouns, extends the stem to mark plurality.
- te — ending · oblique plural (or separate form)
An older form or variant marking plural in the oblique cases (dative, locative, instrumental). Used when ta- takes an object function or indirect relationship.
Etymology. From PIE *to- (that, this), the demonstrative root underlying Sanskrit tat, Greek to, English the, that. The pronoun system uses stem-forms marked by person and number: ta- is the bare stem, and -e is an oblique or dative plural ending.