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Obj. me; Obj. us. THOU, _of the_ SECOND PERSON, _any of the genders_. Sing. Nom. thou,[200] Plur. Nom. ye, or you, Poss. thy, _or_ thine, Poss. your, _or_ yours, Obj. thee; Obj. you, or ye.[201] HE, _of the_ THIRD PERSON, _masculine gender_. Sing. Nom. he, Plur. Nom. they, Poss. his, Poss. their, _or_ theirs, Obj. him; Obj. them. SHE, _of the_ THIRD PERSON, _feminine gender_. Sing. Nom. she, Plur. Nom. they, Poss. her, _or_ hers, Poss. their, _or_ theirs, Obj. her; Obj. them. IT, _of the_ THIRD PERSON, _neuter gender_. Sing. Nom, it, Plur. Nom. they, Poss. its, Poss. their, _or_ theirs, Obj. it; Obj. them. II. COMPOUND PERSONALS. The word _self_, added to the simple personal pronouns, forms the class of _compound personal pronouns_; which are used when an action reverts upon the agent, and also when some persons are to be distinguished from others: as, sing, _myself_, plur. _ourselves_; sing, _thyself_, plur. _yourselves_; sing, _himself_, plur. _themselves_; sing, _herself_, plur. _themselves_; sing, _itself_, plur. _themselves_. They all want the possessive case, and are alike in the nominative and objective. Thus:-- MYSELF, _of the_ FIRST PERSON,[202] _any of the genders_. Sing. Nom. myself, Plur. Nom. ourselves, Poss. ------, Poss. ---------, Obj. myself; Obj. ourselves. THYSELF, _of the_ SECOND PERSON, _any of the genders_. Sing. Nom. thyself,[203] Plur. Nom. yourselves, Poss. -------, Poss. ----------, Obj. thyself; Obj. yourselves. HIMSELF, _of the_ THIRD PERSON, _masculine gender_. Sing. Nom. himself, Plur. Nom. themselves, Poss. -------, Poss. ----------, Obj. himself; Obj. themselves. HERSELF, _of the_ THIRD PERSON, _feminine gender_. Sing. Nom. herself, Plur. Nom. themselves, Poss. -------, Poss. ----------, Obj. herself; Obj. themselves. ITSELF, _of the_ THIRD PERSON, _neuter gender_. Sing. Nom. itself,
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