Chapter 9
In this unit, we well be looking into the area of “Demonstrative Adjectives.” In English, the term, “demonstrative adjective”, is nothing more than a large fancy word to say that these words point out or point to the word they modify. E.G. This man, not that man, went home. This and that point to or indicate the exact person being referred to.
These demonstratives are fairly common, and are used extensively, in the Latin Language. There is one redeeming feature to learning these demonstratives. Even though they are irregular, they are irregular in the singular, only in the singular, and they are similar in nature. The helps in the memorization process. So now let’s look at the demonstratives.
Ille Illa Illud Hic Haec Hoc
Illius Illius Illius Huius Huius Huius
Illi Illi Illi Huic Huic Huic
Illum Illam Illud Hunc Hanc Hoc
Illo Illa Illo Hoc Hac Hoc
Illi Illae Illa Hi Hae Haec
Illorum Illarum Illorum Horum Harum Horum
Illis Illis Illis His His His
Illos Illas Illa Hos Has Haec
Illis Illis Illis His His His
The above must be committed to memory
There are also another set of adjectives. These are referred to as “ius” adjectives. The reasons for this is because their genitive singular ending is “ius”, much as the demonstrative adjectives. The most common are iste, ista, istud - that; alius, alia, aliud - other; solus, sola, solum - alone; totus, tota, totum - whole. They are similar to the demonstratives in form. E.G.
Solus Sola Solum Soli Solae Sola
solius Solius Solius Solorum Solarum Solorum
Soli Soli Soli Solis Solis Solis
Solum Solam Solum Solos Solas Sola
Solo Sola Solo Solis Solis Solis
Now you have a try, using the adjectives:
Totus, Tota, Totum
Alius, Alia, Aliud
Now let’s look at our workbook