Chapter 26
Demonstrative Adjectives and
Pronouns: hic and ille
Look at the following examples:
Ille tabellarius equos vehementer
incitavit.
That courier fiercely spurred
the horses on.
Quis in illo aedificio habitat?
Who lives in that building?
Hi canes latrant modo.
These dogs are only barking.
Est periculosum in vias huius urbis exire.
It is dangerous to go out into
the streets of this city.
You will see that hic and ille are used
adjectivally with nouns to point out
someone or something
hic points to someone or something
near at hand or near in time
ille points to someone or something
further away or distant in time
masculine
add to golden charts
English
feminine
neuter
hic
haec
hoc
huius
huius
huius
huic
huic
huic
hunc
hanc
hoc
hōc
hāc
hōc
hi
hae
haec
horum
harum
horum
his
his
his
hos
has
haec
his
his
his
ille
illa
illud
illius
illius
illius
illi
illi
illi
illum
illam
illud
illo
illa
illo
illi
illae
illa
illorum
illarum
illorum
illis
illis
illis
illos
illas
illa
illis
illis
illis
Activity 1 – identify the declension, case (where needed) number
and gender of the noun first – then choose the correct
form of the demonstrative adjective.
hic, haec, hoc
form
noun
ille, illa, illud
decl.,etc.
form
noun
aedificium
cenae (nom)
praedonem
praedones (acc)
res(acc)
urbs
arcū
oculum
oculi (nom)
urbis
urbium
aedficiis
cenae (gen)
nomine
praedo
oculos
decl.etc.
Activity 2 - Translate the following sentences containing
demonstrative adjectives.
1.
Hic puer in hac villā, ille puer in illā villā habitat.
2.
Illa puella in hac villā habitat; hi pueri in illā villā
habitant.
3.
Si in hac cauponā pernoctabimus, hic caupo nobis
certe nocebit.
4.
Illi praedones illos viatores sub illis arboribus
petunt.
5.
Quando illi viri haec onera in villam portabunt?
6.
Noli illud plaustrum in hanc urbem interdiu agere!
7.
Nos huic puero multas res dabimus, illi nihil.
8.
His rusticis licebit agros huius villae rusticae
colere.
9.
Huic senatori ad Curiam in lecticā redīre necesse
erat.