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An Introduction to Latin Personal Pronouns

In typical Latin fashion, the best way to understand Latin pronouns is to analyse the English language first. In English we have 3 main ‘Persons’ that contain pronouns:

• 1 st Person: I, My, We

• 2 nd Person: You

• 3 rd Person: He, She, It, They, Their, His, Hers


All of these words have Latin components and different endings in accordance to each case. To begin with let us look at personal pronouns:

Latin Personal Pronouns: Resources

I - Ego

  • Nom: Ego

  • Acc: Me

  • Gen: Mei

  • Dat: Mihi

  • Abl: Me

You (s) - Tu

  • Nom: Tu

  • Acc: Te

  • Gen: Tui

  • Dat: Tibi

  • Abl: Te

He/She/It/They

  • Nom: -

  • Acc: Se

  • Gen: Sui

  • Dat: Sibi

  • Abl: Se

We - Nos

  • Nom: Nos

  • Acc: Nos

  • Gen: Nostri / Nostrum

  • Dat: Nobis

  • Abl: Nobis

You (pl) - Vos

  • Nom: Vos

  • Acc: Vos

  • Gen: Vesti / Vestrum

  • Dat: Vobis

  • Abl: Vobis

Latin Personal Pronouns: List

Most of the time you will only be using personal pronouns in the nominative – namely ‘Ego’ and ‘Nos’ at the beginning of a charter. As translation gets increasingly more challenging, however, the use of 'my, his, hers, and their', is more frequently deployed. For example saying “My brother and his son give their land to the Lord…” These words are expressed by Meus, Suus, and Eius. Its declension is the same as other 1st and 2nd Declension adjectives:

Latin Personal Pronouns: Text

My - Meus

Masculine

  • Nom: Meus

  • Acc: Meum

  • Gen: Mei

  • Dat: Meo

  • Abl: Meo

Feminine

  • Nom: Mea

  • Acc: Meam

  • Gen: Mee

  • Dat: Mee

  • Abl: Mea

Neuter

  • Nom: Meam

  • Acc: Meam

  • Gen: Mei

  • Dat: Meo

  • Abl: Meo

Latin Personal Pronouns: List

His / Her / Their - Suus

Masculine

  • Nom: Suus

  • Acc: Suum

  • Gen: Sui

  • Dat: Suo

  • Abl: Suo

Feminine

  • Nom: Sua

  • Acc: Suam

  • Gen: Sue

  • Dat: Sue

  • Abl: Sua

Neuter

  • Nom: Suam

  • Acc: Suam

  • Gen: Sui

  • Dat: Suo

  • Abl: Suo

Latin Personal Pronouns: List

He / She / It / They / His / Her / Their - Euis

Masculine

  • Nom: Is

  • Acc: Eum

  • Gen: Euis

  • Dat: Ei

  • Abl: Eo

Feminine

  • Nom: Ea

  • Acc: Eam

  • Gen: Euis

  • Dat: Ei

  • Abl: Ea

Neuter

  • Nom: Id

  • Acc: Id

  • Gen: Euis

  • Dat: Ei

  • Abl: Eo

Latin Personal Pronouns: List
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