Expertlatin
- What is the difference between Ille and hic?
- What are the forms of hic and ille?
- What is the difference between is and Ille in Latin?
- What are the forms of Latin Ille?
What is the difference between Ille and hic?
Hic means "this" when used as a demonstrative pronoun; ille and iste mean "that." Hic, as a demonstrative adjective still means "this;" ille and iste still mean "that." Is is a fourth, weaker demonstrative, known as "determinative." As with most rules of grammar, there can be exceptions.
What are the forms of hic and ille?
The Demonstrative Pronouns are used to point out or designate a person or thing for special attention, either with nouns as Adjectives or alone as Pronouns. They are: hīc (this); is, ille, iste (that), with the intensive ipse (self), and īdem (same)1 and are declined below.
What is the difference between is and Ille in Latin?
Re: is and ille
ille is a demonstrative and can generally be translated as "that". So, ille vir is "that man", illa femina is "that woman" etc. Is is a personal pronoun. It generally means "He".
What are the forms of Latin Ille?
Let's recite it together: ille, illa, illud; illius, illius, illius; illi, illi, illi; illum, illam, illud; illo, illā, illo. And in the plural, illi, illae, illa; illorum, illarum, illorum; illis, illis, illis; illos, illas, illa; illis, illis, illis.
