▁die ▁vr ou we ▁is ▁cle ine ▁" the ▁lady ▁is ▁small ". ▁ ▁Pr on oun s ▁Middle ▁Dutch ▁pron oun s ▁differ ed ▁little ▁from ▁their ▁modern ▁counter parts . ▁The ▁main ▁differences ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁person ▁with ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁T - V ▁distinction . ▁The ▁second - person ▁pl ural ▁pron oun ▁g hi ▁slowly ▁gained ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁respect ful ▁second - person ▁singular ▁form . ▁The ▁original ▁singular ▁pron oun ▁du ▁gradually ▁fell ▁out ▁of ▁use ▁during ▁the ▁Middle ▁Dutch ▁period . ▁A ▁new ▁second ▁person ▁pl ural ▁pron oun ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁contract ing ▁g ij / j ij ▁and ▁lui ▁(' people ') ▁forming ▁g ull ie / j ull ie ▁( which ▁this ▁literally ▁means ▁' you ▁people '). ▁ ▁Note : ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁other ▁forms . ▁ ▁Det erm in ers ▁ ▁De finite ▁Article ▁( die , ▁dat ▁= ▁the ) ▁ ▁Ver bs ▁ ▁Middle ▁Dutch ▁mostly ▁retained ▁the ▁Old ▁Dutch ▁verb ▁system . ▁Like ▁all ▁German ic ▁languages , ▁it ▁distinguished ▁strong , ▁weak ▁and ▁pre ter ite - present ▁ver bs ▁as ▁the ▁three ▁main ▁inf lection al ▁classes . ▁Ver bs ▁were ▁inf lect ed ▁in ▁present ▁and ▁past ▁t ense , ▁and ▁in ▁three ▁m ood s : ▁indic ative , ▁sub j unct ive ▁and ▁imper ative . ▁ ▁The ▁weak ening ▁of ▁un str essed ▁v ow els ▁affected ▁the ▁distinction ▁between ▁the ▁indic ative ▁and ▁sub j unct ive ▁m ood