Lesson 52: Is, Ea, Id preview Before we begin please read page 354 “Grammar” of your textbook. This will give you a preview of what you are about to learn. How can you distinguish between “is” as a pronoun and adjective? What is the difference between hic, ille and is? Think less about translation and more about context.

Lesson 52: Is, Ea, Id forms Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative Singular is ea id Genitive eius Dative ei Accusative eum eam Ablative eo eā Nominative Plural eae eorum earum eis eos eas

Lesson 51: Is, Ea, Id meaning hic – this, refers to object close by ille – that, refers to object further away is – this/that/he/she/it, refers to an object just mentioned “is” is less emphatic than either hic or ille

Lesson 51: Is, Ea, Id demonstrative pronoun Like all pronouns, is replaces a noun or pronoun N.B. that gender is based on the object it replaces. Not all “its” will use the neuter form e.g. “specto pecuniam”, “specto eam”

Lesson 51: Is, Ea, Id demonstrative adjective Like all adjectives, forms of is have the same case, number and gender as what they modify e.g. ea aqua (“this water” or “that water”)