Latin Pronouns
Learning the Latin Pronouns is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Latin language. But first we need to know what the role of Pronouns is in the structure of the grammar in Latin.
Latin pronouns include personal pronouns (refer to the persons speaking, the persons spoken to, or the persons or things spoken about), indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns (connect parts of sentences) and reciprocal or reflexive pronouns (in which the object of a verb is being acted on by verb's subject).
Grammar Tips:
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English personal pronouns are (I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they), and (me,
you, him, her, it, us, you, them), In Latin, the personal pronouns are:
ego… (I), tū… (you), is… (he), ea… (she), id… (it),
nōs… (we),
vōs … (you all), eī or iī
… (they masc.), eae… (they fem.), ea… (they
neuter)
Examples:
ego amo (I love), tū amās (you love), is amat
(he loves),
nōs
amāmus (we love), vōs amātis (you all
love), eae amant (they love)
Note:
Since the verb’s ending also indicates the number and person of the subject,
you typically will not see ego, tu, etc.
Other
forms:
|
Singular
|
Masculine
|
Feminine
|
Neuter
|
Ego, I
|
Tū, You
|
|
Nom.
|
is
|
ea
|
id
|
ego
|
tū
|
|
Gen.
|
eius
|
eius
|
eius
|
meī
|
tuī
|
|
Dat.
|
eī
|
eī
|
eī
|
mihi
|
tibi
|
|
Acc.
|
eum
|
eam
|
id
|
mē
|
tē
|
|
Abl.
|
eō
|
eā
|
eō
|
mē
|
tē
|
|
Plural
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nom.
|
eī or iī
|
eae
|
ea
|
nōs
|
vōs
|
|
Gen.
|
eōrum
|
eārum
|
eōrum
|
nostrum or nostrī
|
vestrum or vestrī
|
|
Dat.
|
eīs or iīs
|
eīs or iīs
|
eīs or iīs
|
nōbīs
|
vōbīs
|
|
Acc.
|
eōs
|
eās
|
ea
|
nōs
|
vōs
|
|
Abl.
|
eīs
|
eīs
|
eīs
|
nōbīs
|
vōbīs
|
Here are some examples:
| English Pronouns | Latin Pronouns |
| Pronouns | pronomina |
| I | Ego |
| you | tu /vos |
| he | is |
| she | ea |
| we | nos |
| they | ii |
| me | mihi / me |
| you | tibi , te / vobis, vos |
| him | eum |
| her | eam |
| us | nobis, nos |
| them | eos |
| my | meus |
| your | tuus / vester |
| his | suus |
| her | sua |
| our | noster |
| their | suus |
| mine | meus |
| yours | tuus/ vester |
| his | suus |
| hers | sua |
| ours | noster |
| theirs | suus |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Pronouns in Latin has a logical pattern. Locate the Pronouns above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Latin.
List of Pronouns in Latin
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Latin placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Latin vocabulary.
| English Pronouns | Latin Pronouns |
| I speak | loquor |
| you speak | loqueris /loquimini |
| he speaks | loquitur |
| she speaks | illa loquitur |
| we speak | loquimur |
| they speak | loquuntur |
| give me | da mihi |
| | da tibi /da vobis |
| give him | da ei |
| give her | da ei |
| give us | da nobis |
| give them | da iis |
| my book | meus liber |
| your book | tuus liber / vester liber |
| his book | suus liber |
| her book | suus liber |
| our book | noster liber |
| their book | suus liber |
Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns have a very important role in Latin, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Latin Pronouns, you might want to check the rest of our Latin lessons here: Learn Latin. Don't forget to bookmark this page.