The third-person forms (singular and plural) differ from the personal possessive forms, suus, -a, -um versus eius/eorum/earum, respectively. They cover the difference between "He has his (someone else's) book" (= eius) and "He has his (own) book" (= suum).
- How do you use Suus in Latin?
- How do you use Suus Sua Suum?
- What is the 3rd person possessive in Latin?
How do you use Suus in Latin?
In simple terms, use suus, a, um when the “his,” “her,” “its,” or “their” is the same as the subject. (This applies to third person subjects.) Most of the time, you can only use suus, a, um if the person it is referring to (the antecedent) is in the same sentence.
How do you use Suus Sua Suum?
Latin reflexive pronouns and adjectives (suus, sua, suum) show possession and translate as "his or her own," "its own," and "their own." The reflexive pronoun must agree with the noun it describes in gender, number, and case, and the pronoun always refers back to the subject.
What is the 3rd person possessive in Latin?
In Latin, there is one reflexive possessive adjective for the third person: suus, a, um. For non-reflexive possessive adjectives, you use the genitive of the personal pronoun.