Ch 9_Demonstratives (Essential Info)

Question 1

What are demonstratives?

Answer 1

Words that point out something

Question 2

What are the near demonstratives? (singular and plural)

Answer 2

This/These

Question 3

What are the far demonstratives? (singular and plural?

Answer 3

That/Those

Question 4

What are the Latin demonstratives?

Answer 4

hic, iste, ille

Question 5

What paradigm does the Latin demonstratives generally follow?

Answer 5

magnus, -a, -um

Question 6

What are the two main ways that demonstratives can be used?

Answer 6

1. As Pronouns (“That is my car.”)

2. As Adjectives (“That car is mine.”)

Question 7

If a Latin demonstrative is acting adjectively, will it usually follow or precede the noun?

Answer 7

1. It will usually precede the noun they modify
   Example: hic liber (“this book”)
   ille liber (“that book”)

Question 8

How can you tell if a Demonstrative is acting as a pronoun or adjective?

Answer 8

1. If it is alone it will be a pronoun

2. If it is right before a noun than it probably is acting as an adjective

Question 9

When an Demonstrative is acting as a pronoun what is usually the best way to translate it?

Answer 9

1. this man, this woman, this thing (another words supply the appropriate noun: man/men, woman/women, thing/things)
2. Make sure to use the key words that go along with the case

Question 10

What does ille mean?

Answer 10

that, those

Question 11

What does iste mean?

Answer 11

that of yours

Question 12

What does hic mean?

Answer 12

this, these