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ch_. b) When those nouns that are ordinarily Plural in form, but Singular in meaning, are employed in a Plural sense; as,-- binae litterae, _two epistles_. But in such cases, uni (not singuli) is regularly employed for _one_, and trini (not terni) for three; as,-- unae litterae, _one epistle_; trinae litterae, _three epistles_. c) In multiplication; as,-- bis bina sunt quattuor, _twice two are four_. d) Often in poetry, instead of the cardinals; as,-- bina hastilia, _two spears_. * * * * * C. PRONOUNS. 82. A Pronoun is a word that indicates something without naming it. 83. There are the following classes of pronouns:-- I. Personal. V. Intensive. II. Reflexive. VI. Relative. III. Possessive. VII. Interrogative. IV. Demonstrative. VIII. Indefinite. I. PERSONAL PRONOUNS. 84. These correspond to the English _I_, _you_, _he_, _she_, _it_, etc., and are declined as follows:-- First Person. Second Person. Third Person. SINGULAR. _Nom._ ego, _I_ tu, _thou_ is, _he_; ea, _she_; id, _it_ _Gen._ mei tui (For declension see Sec. 87.) _Dat._ mihi[22] tibi[22] _Acc._ me te _Voc._ ---- tu _Abl._ me te PLURAL. _Nom._ nos, _we_ vos, _you_ _Gen._ nostrum, nostri vestrum, vestri _Dat._ nobis vobis _Acc._ nos vos _Voc._ ---- vos _Abl._ nobis vobis 1. A Dative Singular mi occurs in poetry. 2. Emphatic forms in -met are occasionally found; as, egomet, _I myself_; tibimet, _to you yourself_; tu has tute and tutemet (written also tutimet). 3. In early Latin, med and ted occur as Accusative and Ablative forms. * * * * * II. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS. 85. These refer to the subject of the sentence or clause in which they stand; like _myself_, _yourself_, in '_I see myself_,' etc. They are declined as follows:-- _First Person._ _Second Person._ _Third Person._ Supplied by oblique Supplied by oblique cases of ego. cases of tu. _Gen._ mei, _of myself_ tui, _of th
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