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