EPISODE · Feb 18, 2022 · 14 MIN
X. Demonstrative Pronouns - Hic, Ille and Iste (Latin in Layman's REVAMPED)
from Latin in Layman’s - A Rhetoric Revolution · host Liam Connerly
Demonstrative pronouns, like English words “this” and “that,” point at something. They’re often used as adjectives, as in, “this book” or “that tree.” In English, demonstrative pronouns take a different form in the plural: “this” becomes “these,” and “that” becomes “those” ─ making them one of the few English adjective forms which are different in the singular and plural. Singular Plural hic, haec, hoc; hi, hae, haec; huius, huius, huius; horum, harum, horum; huic, huic, huic; his, his, his; hunc, hanc, hoc; hos, has, haec; hōc, hac, hōc. his, his, his. Singular Plural ille, illa, illud; illi, illae, illa; illius, illius, illius; illorum, illarum, illorum illi, illi, illi; illis, illis, illis; illum, illam, illud; illos, illas, illa; illo, illā, illo illis, illis, illis.
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Demonstrative pronouns, like English words “this” and “that,” point at something. They’re often used as adjectives, as in, “this book” or “that tree.” In English, demonstrative pronouns take a different form in the plural: “this” becomes “these,” and “that” becomes “those” ─ making them one of the few English adjective forms which are different in the singular and plural. Singular Plural hic, haec, hoc; hi, hae, haec; huius, huius, huius; horum, harum, horum; huic, huic, huic; his, his, his; hunc, hanc, hoc; hos, has, haec; hōc, hac, hōc. his, his, his. Singular Plural ille, illa, illud; illi, illae, illa; illius, illius, illius; illorum, illarum, illorum illi, illi, illi; illis, illis, illis; illum, illam, illud; illos, illas, illa; illo, illā, illo illis, illis, illis.
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