Pronouns - Personal, Demonstrative, Reflexive, Possessive (Adjectives) Flashcards
English 1st person possessive adj vs possessive pronoun
adj: my
pronoun: mine
Latin 1st person possessive adj/pronoun
meus, -a, -um
Rule for possessive pronouns and adjectives
Possessive Adjectives accompany the noun (My dog is happy)
Possessive pronouns can stand alone (That dog is mine)
What other part of the sentence/clause must possessive pronoun/adj match?
the noun
meum librum
1st person singular Possessive Pron/Adj
meus, -a, -um
2nd person singular Possessive Pron/Adj
tuus, -a, -um
1st person plural Possessive Pron/Adj
noster, nostra, nostrum
2nd person plural Possessive Pron/Adj
vester, vestra, vestrum
my/my own/mine
meus, -a, -um
meus, -a, -um
my/my own/mine
1st person singular Possessive Pron/Adj
tuus, -a, -um
your/your own/yours (singular)
2nd person singular Possessive Pron/Adj
noster, nostra, nostrum
our/our own/ours
1st person plural Possessive Pron/Adj
vester, vestra, vestrum
your/your own/yours (plural)
2nd person plural Possessive Pron/Adj
Which pronouns are reflexive pronouns (1st/2nd sg/pl) identical to?
Personal Pronouns (but reflexive cannot be nominative)
Which pronouns are personal pronouns (1st/2nd sg/pl) identical to?
Reflexive Pronouns (plus personal nominative form)
3rd person Possessive Pronouns/Adjectives
suus, -a, -um
suus, -a, -um
his/ his/her own; their/ their own
To which part of speech does ēius/eōrum/eārum refer?
someone else NOT the subject of the sentence/clause
(eius = else = Genitive)
To which part of speech does suus, -a, -um refer?
the subject of the clause/sentence
(su = subject)
3rd person Accusative Reflexive pronoun
sē
3rd person Genitive Reflexive pronoun
suī
3rd person Dative Reflexive pronoun
sibi
3rd person Ablative reflexive pronoun
sē
sē
3rd person reflexive pronoun
Accusative
himself, herself, itself, themselves
AND Ablative
by/with/from/about himself, herself, itself, themselves
