Expertlatin
How to translate ipse Latin?
Latin intensive pronouns typically translate as the English "-self" pronouns: myself, yourself, herself, himself, itself in the singular and ourselves, yourselves and themselves in the plural.
Is ipse a pronoun?
In Latin, the intensive pronoun is ipse, ipsa, ipsum. It applies to all three grammatical persons. In other words, the same pronoun can mean “myself,” “yourself,” “himself,” etc.
When to use ipse Latin?
In English, the "intensive" pronoun and the "reflexive" pronoun look the same, but in Latin this isn't the case! So only use ipse when you're emphasizing something, not when you're saying that the subject and the object are the same.
Is ipse reflexive?
+ ipse is not used reflexively in Latin, it's just an intensifier to demonstrative/semi-personal pronouns as "is, ea, id" (not used together, of course)...
