THE DECLENSION OF PRONOUNS.
The declension of a pronoun is a regular arrangement of its numbers and cases.
I. SIMPLE PERSONALS.
The simple personal pronouns are thus declined:—
I, of the FIRST PERSON, any of the genders.[198]
Sing. Nom. I, Plur. Nom. we,
Poss. my, or mine,[199] Poss. our, or ours,
Obj. me; Obj. us.
THOU, of the SECOND PERSON, any of the genders.
Sing. Nom. thou,[200] Plur. Nom. ye, or you,
Poss. thy, or thine, Poss. your, or yours,
Obj. thee; Obj. you, or ye.[201]
HE, of the THIRD PERSON, masculine gender.
Sing. Nom. he, Plur. Nom. they,
Poss. his, Poss. their, or theirs,
Obj. him; Obj. them.
SHE, of the THIRD PERSON, feminine gender.
Sing. Nom. she, Plur. Nom. they,
Poss. her, or hers, Poss. their, or theirs,
Obj. her; Obj. them.
IT, of the THIRD PERSON, neuter gender.
Sing. Nom, it, Plur. Nom. they,
Poss. its, Poss. their, or theirs,
Obj. it; Obj. them.
II. COMPOUND PERSONALS.
The word self, added to the simple personal pronouns, forms the class of compound personal pronouns; which are used when an action reverts upon the agent, and also when some persons are to be distinguished from others: as, sing, myself, plur. ourselves; sing, thyself, plur. yourselves; sing, himself, plur. themselves; sing, herself, plur. themselves; sing, itself, plur. themselves. They all want the possessive case, and are alike in the nominative and objective. Thus:—
MYSELF, of the FIRST PERSON,[202] any of the genders.
Sing. Nom. myself, Plur. Nom. ourselves,
Poss. ———, Poss. ————-,
Obj. myself; Obj. ourselves.
THYSELF, of the SECOND PERSON, any of the genders.
Sing. Nom. thyself,[203] Plur. Nom. yourselves,
Poss. ———-, Poss. —————,
Obj. thyself; Obj. yourselves.
HIMSELF, of the THIRD PERSON, masculine gender.
Sing. Nom. himself, Plur. Nom. themselves,
Poss. ———-, Poss. —————,
Obj. himself; Obj. themselves.
HERSELF, of the THIRD PERSON, feminine gender.
Sing. Nom. herself, Plur. Nom. themselves,
Poss. ———-, Poss. —————,
Obj. herself; Obj. themselves.
ITSELF, of the THIRD PERSON, neuter gender.
Sing. Nom. itself, Plur. Nom. themselves,
Poss. ———, Poss. —————,
Obj. itself; Obj. themselves.