Reflexive Pronouns
REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS differ from other pronouns in that they are used ordinarily only in the
predicate and refer back to the subject.
Reflexive pronouns bend back to the subject, i.e., they reflect or refer to the subject.
Declension of Reflexives
|
1st Person |
2nd Person |
3rd Person |
| Singular |
| Nom. |
- |
- |
- |
| Gen. |
meī (of myself) |
tuī (of yourself) |
suī (of himself, herself, itself) |
| Dat. |
mihi (to/for myself) |
tibi (to/for yourself) |
sibi (to/for himself, etc.) |
| Acc. |
mē (myself) |
tē (yourself) |
sē (himself/herself/itself) |
| Abl. |
mē (by/with/from myself) |
tē (by/with/from yourself) |
sē (by/with/from himself, etc.) |
| Plural |
| Nom. |
- |
- |
- |
| Gen. |
nostrī (of ourselves) |
vestrī (of yourselves) |
suī (of themselves) |
| Dat. |
nobīs (to/for ourselves) |
vobīs (to/for yourselves) |
sibi (to/for themselves) |
| Acc. |
nōs (ourselves) |
vōs (yourselves) |
sē (themselves) |
| Abl. |
nōbīs (by/with/from ourselves) |
vōbīs (by/with/from yourselves) |
sē (by/with/from themselves) |
The Intensive Pronoun Ipse, Ipsa, Ipsum
|
Masculine |
Feminine |
Neuter |
| Singular |
| Nom. |
ipse |
ipsa |
ipsum |
| Gen. |
ipsius |
ipsius |
ipsius |
| Dat. |
ipsi |
ipsi |
ipsi |
| Acc. |
ipsum |
ipsam |
ipsum |
| Abl. |
ipsō |
ipsā |
ipsō |
| Plural |
| Nom. |
ipsī |
ipsae |
ipsa |
| Gen. |
ipsōrum |
ipsārum |
ipsōrum |
| Dat. |
ipsīs |
ipsīs |
ipsīs |
| Acc. |
ipsōs |
ipsās |
ipsōs |
| Abl. |
ipsīs |
ipsīs |
ipsīs |