Nōmen:
Diēs est IV/XII/MMXIII
Latin II, R___
HW #75
REFLEXIVE and PERSONAL PRONOUNS
DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blanks and answer the responses below. Map and translate the sentences on pg. 3.
Review
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A pronoun is a ________________ that _____________________ another noun.
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A 3rd person personal pronoun is a form of “he, she, it” (is, ea, id) (*See notes from Feb. 12-13th)
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1st person personal pronouns are forms of the word “_____________”
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2nd person personal pronouns are case of the word “_____________”
Definitions
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Personal pronouns refer to a specific person who is NOT the same as the subject of the verb of
sentence. (Ex. Cicero praised him).
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Reflexive pronouns refer to a person who IS the same as the subject of the verb of the sentence.
(Ex. Cicero praised himself)
Cogitāte…
I.
The word “reflexive” comes from reflectō, reflectere, reflexī, reflexus- to bend back. A
reflexive pronoun “bends back” to the subject. Therefore, in what 2 grammatical
features do you think a reflexive pronoun will agree with the subject of a sentence?
a.
b.
II.
Looking at the examples after the definitions above, what suffix is USUALLY added in
English to make a word a reflexive pronoun?
a. ---___________
I.
PERSONAL PRONOUNS- “I, you, he/she/it, we, you all, they”
1st Person Personal Pronouns
CASE
Nominative
LATIN SING.
ego
TRANSLATION
I
LATIN PLURAL
nōs
TRANSLATION
we
Genitive
meī
of me
nostrī
of us
Dative
mihi
to me
nobīs
to us
Accusative
mē
me
nōs
us
Ablative
mē
BWIOF me
nobīs
BWIOF us
2nd Person Personal Pronouns
CASE
Nominative
LATIN SING.
tū
TRANSLATION
you
LATIN PLURAL
vōs
TRANSLATION
you all
Genitive
tuī
of you
vestrī
of you all
Dative
tibi
to you
vobīs
to you all
Accusative
tē
you
vōs
you all
Ablative
tē
BWIOF you
vobīs
BWIOF you all
3rd Person Personal Pronouns
**See your notes on is, ea, id (Feb. 12th-13th)
II.
REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS: “---self”
**The 1st and 2nd person Reflexive Pronouns are the SAME as the Personal Pronouns listed above,
with the exception that there is NO nominative form.
Why is there no nominative reflexive form?
3rd Person Reflexive Pronouns
CASE
Nominative
LATIN SING.
DOES NOT EXIST
TRANSLATION
___________
LATIN PLURAL
DOES NOT EXIST
TRANSLATION
___________
Genitive
suī
suī
of themselves
Dative
sibi
of himself, herself,
itself
to himself, etc.
sibi
to themselves
Accusative
sē
himself, etc.
sē
themselves
Ablative
sē
BWIOF himself, etc.
sē
BWIOF themselves
MAPPING
Annotate, map, and translate the following sentences. Use your IA Passages 1 and 2 vocabulary for
reference.
I.
Calpurnius Bestia, pecuniam cupiēns, sē magis quam patriam suam amābat.
(magis: more; quam: than)
IND (1)
DEP (1)
II. Metellus Iugurthae dīxit, “cīvitātēs tibi amīcās in deditiōnem capiam.”
IND (1)
DEP (1)
III. Marius Metellō dīcit, “duo triumphī, prīmus per mē, secundus per tē, dē Iurgurthā, quī
nōs in proeliō nōn vīncere poterat, agentur.”
IND (2)
DEP (1)
Nōmen:
Diēs est IV/XV/MMXIII
Latin II, R___
Class Notes
Reflexive and Personal Pronouns- Mapping and Translation
Directions: Annotate, map, and translate the following sentences. Use your IA Passages 1 and 2
vocabulary for reference.
IV.
Gaius Marius, quī ā senātū revōcātus est, Iugurtham et Bocchum, rēx quī eī
auxilium ferēbat, impetū celerī superāvit.
IND (1)
DEP (2)
TRANSLATION:
V.
Tiberius iam erat plēbī amīcus et ea eī erat amīca. (HINT- what gender is plebs?)
IND (2)
TRANSLATION:
DEP (0)
TURN OVER TO SIDE 2
VI.
senātus, celeriter convocātus, ad Curiam pervēnit et senātōres inter sē
cōnsuluērunt.
IND (2)
DEP (1)
TRANSLATION:
VII.
tribūnus plēbis electus, Tiberius cogitāvit sē agrōs civitātibus, quī eōs nōn
habeant*, dare debēre. (*Translate as same tense as the head verb in this sentence)
IND (1)
TRANSLATION:
DEP (3)
BONUS! ENGLISH TO LATIN COMPOSITION
Annotate and translate below.
VIII.
Scipio Nascia shouted that Tiberius did not want to protect the Roman state, the
senate, nor himself.
TRANSLATION:
Nōmen:
Diēs est IV/XVII/MMXIII
Latin II, R___
Class Notes
REFLEXIVE AND PERSONAL PRONOUNS- MAPPING AND TRANSLATION
Complete the following chart:
INDEPENDENT
DEPENDENT
ENGLISH TO LATIN COMPOSITION
Annotate the English sentence, map it, and then translate into Latin below.
9. Scipio Nasica believed that the senate would protect him and those (men) who killed
Tiberius.
IND (1)
TRANSLATION:
DEP (2)
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Reflexive pronouns refer to the __________________ of the sentence, whereas personal
pronouns refer to someone other than the __________________.
TURN OVER TO SIDE 2
REFLEXIVE VS. PERSONAL PRONOUNS- A COMPARISON
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I.
Since 3rd person reflexive pronouns (suī, sibi, sē, sē) are different than 3rd personal personal
pronouns (is, ea, id…), it is always obvious whom the “he”, “she”, or “it” is referring to.
 Cicero sē laudāvit. = Cicero praised himself. (Reflexive)
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Cicero eum laudāvit. = Cicero praised him. (Personal)
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Rōmānī sē laudāvērunt. = The Romans praised themselves. (Reflexive)
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Rōmānī eōs laudāvērunt. = The Romans praised them. (Personal)
Translate the following sentences and identify each pronoun as reflexive or personal.
a. puella sē servāvit.
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b. puella eam servāvit.
c. senātus salutātem suī nōn servāvit.
d. senātus iussūs sibi numquam dedit.
e. fēminae eīs currūs reddidērunt.
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II.
However, since the 1st (ego, meī, mihi, mē, mē) and 2nd (tū, tuī, tibi, tē, tē) reflexive and personal
pronouns are the same (with the exception that there is no nominative form for the reflexive), we
need to figure out who the subject of the verb is in order to figure out whether the pronoun is
reflexive or personal.
Translate the following sentences and identify each pronoun as reflexive or personal.
a. tē laudāvistī.
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b. Cicero tē laudāvit.
c. laudāvimus nōs.
d. puella nōs laudāvit.
e. mihi iussum dedī.
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f. Rōmānī iussum mihi dedērunt.
CLASSWORK CHECK: _______