ch_.
b) When those nouns that are ordinarily Plural in form, but Singular in
meaning, are employed in a Plural sense; as,--
binae litterae, _two epistles_.
But in such cases, uni (not singuli) is regularly employed for _one_, and
trini (not terni) for three; as,--
unae litterae, _one epistle_; trinae litterae, _three epistles_.
c) In multiplication; as,--
bis bina sunt quattuor, _twice two are four_.
d) Often in poetry, instead of the cardinals; as,--
bina hastilia, _two spears_.
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C. PRONOUNS.
82. A Pronoun is a word that indicates something without naming it.
83. There are the following classes of pronouns:--
I. Personal. V. Intensive.
II. Reflexive. VI. Relative.
III. Possessive. VII. Interrogative.
IV. Demonstrative. VIII. Indefinite.
I. PERSONAL PRONOUNS.
84. These correspond to the English _I_, _you_, _he_, _she_, _it_, etc.,
and are declined as follows:--
First Person. Second Person. Third Person.
SINGULAR.
_Nom._ ego, _I_ tu, _thou_ is, _he_; ea, _she_; id,
_it_
_Gen._ mei tui (For declension see Sec. 87.)
_Dat._ mihi[22] tibi[22]
_Acc._ me te
_Voc._ ---- tu
_Abl._ me te
PLURAL.
_Nom._ nos, _we_ vos, _you_
_Gen._ nostrum, nostri vestrum, vestri
_Dat._ nobis vobis
_Acc._ nos vos
_Voc._ ---- vos
_Abl._ nobis vobis
1. A Dative Singular mi occurs in poetry.
2. Emphatic forms in -met are occasionally found; as, egomet, _I myself_;
tibimet, _to you yourself_; tu has tute and tutemet (written also tutimet).
3. In early Latin, med and ted occur as Accusative and Ablative forms.
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II. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS.
85. These refer to the subject of the sentence or clause in which they
stand; like _myself_, _yourself_, in '_I see myself_,' etc. They are
declined as follows:--
_First Person._ _Second Person._ _Third Person._
Supplied by oblique Supplied by oblique
cases of ego. cases of tu.
_Gen._ mei, _of myself_ tui, _of th
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