pronouns Flashcards
When would a personal pronoun be used in Latin?
they are sometimes used to add emphasis
ego Maria regina predictum manerium ecclesie sancti Gregorii do et confirmo
I, Queen Mary, give and confirm the aforesaid manor to the church of saint Gregory.
What is the Latin for I (nominative)
Ego
What is the Latin for We (nominative)
Nos
Decline Ego
- nom - ego
- acc - mei
- gen - me
- dat -mihi
- abl - me
note, there is no vocative
Decline Nos
- nom - nos
- acc - nos
- gen - nostri or nostrum
- dat - nobis
- abl -nobis
note, there is no vocative
What does the Latin word Hic mean?
- When used as an adjective, it means ‘this’. e.g. hec est concordia - this is the agreement
- When used as a pronoun, it means ‘he’
Note that Hic must agree in gender, number and case with the noun to which it refers.
Decline hic (for masculine nouns)
Singular
- nom - hic
- acc - hunc
- gen -huius
- dat - huic
- abl - hoc
Plural
- nom - hi
- acc - hos
- gen -horum
- dat - his
- abl - his
Decline hic (for feminine nouns)
Singular
- nom - hec
- acc - hanc
- gen -huius
- dat - huic
- abl - hac
Plural
- nom - he
- acc - has
- gen -harum
- dat - his
- abl - his
Decline hic (for neuter nouns)
Singular
- nom - hoc
- acc - hoc
- gen -huius
- dat - huic
- abl - hoc
Plural
- nom - hec
- acc - hec
- gen -horum
- dat - his
- abl - his
What are the nominative singular declensions for meus (my)
i.e. Masc, Fem and Neuter?
- meus
- mea
- meum
N.B. meus declines like the adjective novus, -a, -um
What are the nominative singular declensions for tuus (your singular)
i.e. Masc, Fem and Neuter?
- tuus
- tua
- tuum
What are the nominative singular declensions for suus (his, her, its, their)
i.e. Masc, Fem and Neuter?
- suus
- sua
- suum
What are the nominative singular declensions for noster (our)
i.e. Masc, Fem and Neuter?
- noster
- nostra
- nostrum
