Latin Sayings
Hannibal at the gates.
Hannibal as portas.
de
Ablative
What is a pronoun?
A word that takes the place of a noun
my shadow
umbra mea
Give two meanings for nos.
Us and We.
From the founding of the city
Ab Urbe Condita
per
Accusative
What do we call the word a pronoun is substituted for?
the antecedent
our fields
agri nostri
What is used to show possession in 1st and 2nd person?
possessive pronoun adjectives. (meus, tuus, noster, vester)
my fault
mea culpa
trans
Accusative
Give the Adjective Agreement Rule.
An adjective agrees with the noun it modifies in gender, number, and case (but not declension).
your (sing.) books
libri tui
Which agreement rule do possessive pronoun adjectives follow?
The Adjective Agreement Rule.
You too, Brutus?
Et tu, Brute?
sub
Accusative or Ablative
Give the Pronoun Agreement Rule
A pronoun agrees with its antecedent in gender and number, but its case is determined by its function in its own clause.
your (pl.) head
caput vestrum
Decline the 1st person pronoun.
| ego | nos |
| mei | nostri,nostrum |
| mihi | nobis |
| me | nos |
| me | nobis |
I am the way, the truth, and the life.
Ego sum via et veritas et vita
prae
Ablative
The genitive of 1st and 2nd person pronouns is used for _______________, not _____________.
The genitive of 1st and 2nd person pronouns is used for "of" expressions, not to show possession.
prae arā
at the head of the altar
Decline the 2nd person pronoun.
| tu | vos |
| tui | vestri,vestrum |
| tibi | vobis |
| te | vos |
| te | vobis |