Latin in Layman’s - A Rhetoric Revolution

X. Demonstrative Pronouns - Hic, Ille and Iste (Latin in Layman's REVAMPED)


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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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    Latin in Layman’s - A Rhetoric RevolutionBy Liam Connerly

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