LATIN I Chapter 14
PronounsPronouns
Pronouns are small words that take Pronouns are small words that take the place of nouns. Since nouns the place of nouns. Since nouns have different cases and genders have different cases and genders there are many forms of the same there are many forms of the same pronoun. The number of forms pronoun. The number of forms varies based on the pronoun. varies based on the pronoun. Sometimes the genders share.Sometimes the genders share.
Personal PronounsPersonal Pronouns
EGO NOS
TU VOS
IS, EA, ID EI, EAE, EA
SingularSingular PluralPlural
1st1st
2nd2nd
3rd3rd
1ST 2ND
NOM EGO TU SUBJECT
GEN MEI TUI POSS.
DAT MIHI TIBI IO
ACC ME TE DO
ABL ME TE OP
Personal PronounsPersonal Pronouns
SingularSingular
1ST 2ND
NOM NOS VOS SUBJECT
GEN NOSTRI VESTRI POSS.
DAT NOBIS VOBIS IO
ACC NOS VOS DO
ABL NOBIS VOBIS OP
Personal PronounsPersonal Pronouns
PluralPlural
Reflexive PronounsReflexive Pronouns
Reflexive pronouns refer back to Reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject of the sentence and end the subject of the sentence and end with –self in English.with –self in English.
Exempla: myself, yourself, himself, Exempla: myself, yourself, himself, herself,herself,ourselves, yourselves, themselves,ourselves, yourselves, themselves,itself.itself.
In Latin the reflexive pronoun In Latin the reflexive pronoun looks the same as the personal looks the same as the personal pronoun in declension for the pronoun in declension for the 11stst and 2 and 2ndnd person person
The 3The 3rdrd person reflexive is: person reflexive is:gen.=sui; dat.=sibi; acc.=se; abl.=segen.=sui; dat.=sibi; acc.=se; abl.=sefor both sing. and plur.for both sing. and plur.
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Horatia in casa se lavat. Scintilla Horatia in casa se lavat. Scintilla “festina, Horatia,” inquit; para te “festina, Horatia,” inquit; para te ad cenam.”ad cenam.”
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Horatia washes herself in the house. Horatia washes herself in the house. Scintilla says: “Hurry Horatia, ready Scintilla says: “Hurry Horatia, ready yourself for dinner.”yourself for dinner.”
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Quintus amicusque canem in agro Quintus amicusque canem in agro exercent.exercent.
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Quintus and his friend exercise the Quintus and his friend exercise the dog in the field.dog in the field.
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Pueri in horto se exercent. Scintilla Pueri in horto se exercent. Scintilla “quid facitis, pueri?’ inquit. Illi “quid facitis, pueri?’ inquit. Illi respondent “nos exercemus.”respondent “nos exercemus.”
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The boys are exercising in the garden. The boys are exercising in the garden. Scintilla says What are you boys Scintilla says What are you boys doing? They answer, “we are doing? They answer, “we are exercising.exercising.
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Scintilla “festinate, pueri” inquit: Scintilla “festinate, pueri” inquit: “vos parate ad cenam.”“vos parate ad cenam.”
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Scintilla says “hurry boys, ready Scintilla says “hurry boys, ready yourselves for dinner.”yourselves for dinner.”
Open your books to page 136Open your books to page 136Demonstative pronounsDemonstative pronounsthis, thatthis, that
case masc. fem. neut.
nom isis ea id
gen eius eius eius
dat ei ei ei
acc eum eam id
abl eo eā eo
Demonstrative Pronoun “is”Demonstrative Pronoun “is”SingularSingular
case masc. fem. neut.
nom eiei eae ea
gen eorum earum eorum
dat eis eis eis
acc eos eas ea
abl eis eis eis
Demonstrative Pronoun “is”Demonstrative Pronoun “is”PluralPlural
case masc. fem. neut.
nom illeille illa illud
gen illius illius illius
dat illi illi illi
acc illum illam illud
abl illo illā illo
Demonstrative Pronoun “ille”Demonstrative Pronoun “ille”SingularSingular
case masc. fem. neut.
nom illiilli illae illa
gen illorum illarum illorum
dat illis illis illis
acc illos illas illa
abl illis illis illis
Demonstrative Pronoun “ille”Demonstrative Pronoun “ille”PluralPlural
Possessive Adjectives:Possessive Adjectives:Meus mea meum = myMeus mea meum = mytuus tua tuum = yourtuus tua tuum = yournoster, nostra, nostrum = ournoster, nostra, nostrum = ourvester, vestra, vestrum = your (pl)vester, vestra, vestrum = your (pl)suus, sua, suum = his, hers, its, theirsuus, sua, suum = his, hers, its, their
These are all adjectives of the 1These are all adjectives of the 1stst and 2and 2ndnd declensions. declensions.
Valete, discipuli!Valete, discipuli!