4. est, before its subject, there is; so sunt, there are.
5. Quae, what kind of, an interrogative adjective pronoun.
6. What are the three possible translations of the present tense?
[ LESSON XIV]
THE POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE PRONOUNS
[97.] Observe the sentences
| This is my shield This shield is mine |
In the first sentence my is a possessive adjective; in the second mine is a possessive pronoun, for it takes the place of a noun, this shield is mine being equivalent to this shield is my shield. Similarly, in Latin the possessives are sometimes adjectives and sometimes pronouns.
[98.] The possessives my, mine, your, yours, etc. are declined like adjectives of the first and second declensions.
| Singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st Pers. | meus, mea, meum | my, mine |
| 2d Pers. | tuus, tua, tuum | your, yours |
| 3d Pers. | suus, sua, suum | his (own), her (own), its (own) |
| Plural | ||
| 1st Pers. | noster, nostra, nostrum | our, ours |
| 2d Pers. | vester, vestra, vestrum | your, yours |
| 3d Pers. | suus, sua, suum | their (own), theirs |