New Latin Grammar, page 169

New Latin Grammar, page 169 by Charles E. Bennett

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Adjectives may be used to denote a part of an object, chiefly prÄ«mus, extrÄ“mus, summus, medius, Ä«nfimus, Ä«mus; as,--

summus mÅns, _the top of the mountain_;

extrÄ“mÄ hieme, in the last part of the winter.

2. Prior, prÄ«mus, ultimus, and postrÄ“mus are frequently equivalent to a relative clause; as,--

prÄ«mus eam vÄ«dÄ«, _I was the first who saw her_;

ultimus dÄ“cessit, he was the last who withdrew.

3. When multus and another adjective both limit the same noun et is generally used; as,--

multae et magnae cÅgitÄtiÅnÄ“s, _many (and) great thoughts_.

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CHAPTER IV.

--_Syntax of Pronouns._

PERSONAL PRONOUNS.

242. 1. The Personal Pronouns as subjects of verbs are, as a rule, not expressed except for the purpose of emphasis, contrast, or clearness. Thus ordinarily:--

videÅ, _I see_; amat, he loves.

But ego tÄ“ videÅ, et tÅ« mÄ“ vidÄ“s, _I see you, and you see me_.

2. The Genitives meÄ«, tuÄ«, nostrÄ«, vestrÄ« are used only as Objective Genitives; nostrum and vestrum as Genitives of the Whole. Thus:--

memor tuÄ«, _mindful of you_;

dÄ“sÄ«derium vestrÄ«, _longing for you_;

nÄ“mÅ vestrum, no one of you.

a. But nostrum and vestrum are regularly used in the place of the Possessive in the phrases omnium nostrum, omnium vestrum.

3. The First Plural is often used for the First Singular of Pronouns and Verbs. Compare the Eng. editorial 'we.'

4. When two Verbs govern the same object, the Latin

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