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Declension of Pronouns.
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- Demonstrative Pronouns, which indicate persons or things without naming or describing them; as, illĕ that man, ĕădem hastă the same spear.
- Relative Pronouns; as, quī who, which.
- Interrogative Pronouns; as, quĭs? who?
- Indefinite Pronouns; as, ălĭqŭis someone, anyone.
Pronouns are used either as Nouns, standing alone, or as Adjectives, agreeing with a Noun expressed or implied. But Personal Pronouns are used only as Substantives; Possessive Pronouns only as Adjectives.
§ 47. I. The Personal Pronouns are: First Person, ĕgŏ I, Plur. nōs we; Second Person, tū thou, you, Plur. vōs you, ye.
| Sing. | Plur. | |
| N. | ĕgŏ | nōs |
| V. | none | none |
| A. | mē | nōs |
| G. | mĕī | nostrī and nostrum |
| D. | mĭhĭ or mĭhī | nōbīs |
| Abl. | mē | nōbīs |
| Sing. | Plur. | |
| N.V. | tū | vōs |
| A. | tē | vōs |
| G. | tŭī | vestrī and vestrum |
| D. | tĭbĭ or tĭbī | vōbīs |
| Abl. | tē | vōbīs |
The Oblique cases are also used as Reflexives, answering to the English myself, thyself, or yourself, ourselves, yourselves, especially with ipsĕ § 339.
Third Person.—Latin has no Personal Pronoun corresponding to English he, she, they. It is either omitted altogether, or one of the Demonstrative Pronouns, e.g. ĭs, is used instead. Thus, I saw him is vīdī ĕum, literally, I saw that-man.
