[Footnote 185: To climb—Trepar.]
LESSON XXXVII.
(Lección trigésima séptima.)
THE PRONOUN.
The pronouns Nos and Vos are used for the 1st and 2nd person singular, respectively, in poetry and high-flown prose.
Nos is used in Royal decrees; and Vos often to translate the French "vous" and English "you" in novels. They require the verb in the plural and any occurring adjective in the singular, masculine or feminine according to the sex represented—
Nos el Rey somos justo: We the King are just.
Vos Doña Catalina sois generosa: You, Lady Catherine, are generous.
A subject pronoun following "to be" and preceding a relative may be followed by a verb in the 1st or 3rd person, as—
Soy yo quien giré or giró aquella letra: It is I who drew that bill.
Two or more personal pronouns used as subjects of one verb require the verb in the plural, and in the 1st person in preference to the 2nd and 3rd, and 2nd in preference to 3rd, as—