Latin Pronouns Flashcards

Demonstrative Pronouns Overview

• Demonstrative pronouns indicate specific nouns in terms of distance and gender.
• They function in various grammatical cases: nominative, accusative, dative, genitive, and ablative.

Individual Pronoun Definitions

• is:

  • Nominative singular masculine
  • Translates to "this," "that," "he," or "it" when replacing a masculine noun.

• ea:

  • Nominative singular feminine
  • Translates to "this," "that," "she," or "it" for feminine nouns.
  • Also used for nominative and accusative plural neuter, meaning "these," "those," "they," or "them."

• id:

  • Nominative and accusative singular neuter
  • Means "this," "that," or "it."

• eius:

  • Genitive singular for masculine, feminine, and neuter
  • Translates to "of this," "of that," as well as "his," "her," or "its."

• eī:

  • Dative singular for masculine, feminine, and neuter
  • Means "to/for this," "that," "him," "her," or "it."
  • Also nominative plural masculine for "these," "those," and "they."

• eum:

  • Accusative singular masculine
  • Used to replace masculine nouns, translating to "this," "that," "him," or "it."

• eam:

  • Nominative singular feminine
  • Replaces feminine nouns, meaning "this," "that," "her," or "it."

• eō:

  • Ablative singular masculine and neuter
  • Preposition + "this," "that," "him," or "it."

• eā:

  • Ablative singular feminine
  • Preposition + "this," "that," "her," or "it."

• eōrum:

  • Genitive plural for masculine and neuter
  • Translates to "of these" or "of those," indicating possession.

• eārum:

  • Genitive plural feminine
  • Means "of these" or "of those" for feminine nouns.

• eīs:

  • Dative plural for masculine, feminine, and neuter
  • Means "to/for these," "those," "them," as well as ablative plural indicating preposition.

• eōs:

  • Accusative plural masculine
  • Used for "these" or "those" when referring to male subjects.

• eās:

  • Accusative plural feminine
  • Refers to "these" or "those" in the context of female subjects.

This quiz focuses on Latin pronouns, specifically the use of 'is', 'ea', 'id', and their various forms. Each flashcard presents a word along with its definition and grammatical usage. Test your knowledge of these essential Latin terms!