Latin, Level 8: Demonstrative Pronouns
Here we introduce demonstrative pronouns.
"this"
hic "this (one)", haec "this (one)", hoc "this (one)",
Singular
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hīc | haec | hōc |
| Genitive | hūius | hūius | hūius |
| Dative | huic | huic | huic |
| Accusative | hunc | hanc | hōc |
| Ablative | hōc | hāc | hōc |
Plural
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hī | hae | haec |
| Genitive | hōrum | hārum | hōrum |
| Dative | hīs | hīs | hīs |
| Accusative | hōs | hās | haec |
| Ablative | hīs | hīs | hīs |
"that"
ille "that (one)", illa "that (one)", illud "that (one)",
Singular
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ille | illa | illud |
| Genitive | illīus | illīus | illīus |
| Dative | illī | illī | illī |
| Accusative | illum | illam | illud |
| Ablative | illō | illā | illō |
Plural
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | illī | illae | illa |
| Genitive | illōrum | illārum | illōrum |
| Dative | illīs | illīs | illīs |
| Accusative | illōs | illās | illa |
| Ablative | illīs | illīs | illīs |
"that" (near the listener)
iste, ista, istud "that" (near the listener)
Above, the tables are given for hic ("this"), which refers to people or things near the speaker, and ille ("that"), which refers to people or things far from both speaker and listener.
"that" (over yonder)
The forms below are combinations of ille and iste with the demonstrative particle -c, shorted from -ce (giving the sense "that there").
Singular
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | illic | illaec | illuc; illoc |
| Accusative | illunc | illanc | illuc; illoc |
| Ablative | illōc | illāc | illōc |
Plural
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | — | — | illaec |
| Accusative | — | — | illaec |
"this very/same (thing)"
The forms below are combinations of iste with the demonstrative particle -c, shorted from -ce.
Singular
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | istic | istaec | istuc; istoc |
| Accusative | istunc | istanc | istuc; istoc |
| Ablative | istōc | istāc | istōc |
Plural
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | — | — | istaec |
| Accusative | — | — | istaec |