LESSON LI
THE DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS HIC, ISTE, ILLE
290. We have already learned the declension of the demonstrative pronoun is and its use. (Cf. Lesson XVII.) That pronoun refers to persons or things either far or near, and makes no definite reference to place or time. If we wish to point out an object definitely in place or time, we must use hic, iste, or ille. These demonstratives, like is, are used both as pronouns and as adjectives, and their relation to the speaker may be represented graphically thus:
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291. Hic is declined as follows:
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASC. | FEM. | NEUT. | MASC. | FEM. | NEUT. | |
| Nom. | hic | haec | hoc | hī | hae | haec |
| Gen. | huius | huius | huius | hōrum | hārum | hōrum |
| Dat. | huic | huic | huic | hīs | hīs | hīs |
| Acc. | hunc | hanc | hoc | hōs | hās | haec |
| Abl. | hōc | hāc | hōc | hīs | hīs | hīs |
a. Huius is pronounced ho͝o´yo͝os, and huic I.pronounced ho͝oic (one syllable).
292. The demonstrative pronouns iste, ista, istud, and
ille, illa, illud, except for the nominative and
accusative singular neuter forms istud and illud, are
declined exactly like ipse, ipsa, ipsum. (See <a
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