Ch. 29: Indefinite Adjectives; Interrogative Pronouns

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Ch. 29 Indefinite Adjectives Interrogative
Pronouns

• When you learned hic, haec, hoc the whole point
  of using that pronoun or adjective was to be very
  specific. Not just any pen, but this pen.
• Sometimes, however, we find ourselves in the
  opposite situation we cant be specific because
  we dont really know.

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• English uses the pronoun/adjective some (one or
  thing) or a certain (one or thing) in this
  situation. I want some candy. I dont care what
  kind, just some.
• I hear something in the house. I dont know
  what, just something.
• A certain man told me the information. I dont
  know who, just a certain one.
• This pronoun/adjective in Latin is quidam,
  quaedam, quoddam. It is a compound of qui, quae,
  quod. Note the similarities in their declensions.

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M
F
N
quidam
quaedam
quoddam
Nom.
cuiusdam
cuiusdam
cuiusdam
Gen.
S
cuidam
cuidam
Dat.
cuidam
quendam
quandam
quoddam
Acc.
quodam
quadam
quodam
Abl.
quaedam
quidam
quaedam
Nom.
quorundam
quorundam
quarundam
Gen.
quibusdam
quibusdam
quibusdam
Pl
Dat.
Acc.
quosdam
quasdam
quaedam
quibusdam
quibusdam
quibusdam
Abl.
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Some examples

• Homo quidam in viam cucurrit.
• A (certain) man ran into the street.
• Mater cenam homini cuidam paravit.
• Mother prepared dinner for a (certain) man.
• Homines quosdam in villa conspicio.
• I see some men in the house.
• Hae sunt cistae hominum quorundam.
• These are some mens trunks.

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Interrogative pronouns

• OKso you now know the personals (ego, tu, nos,
  vos), the demonstratives (hic and ille), the
  relatives (qui, quae, quod), and some indefinites
  (quidam, quaedam, quoddam), but there are still
  more pronouns to learn!
• Interrogative pronouns (who? Which? What?) are
  used strictly for asking questions.
• Who are you?
• What are you doing?
• Whose is that?
• Which plate do you want?

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quis, quid

• The interrogative in Latin can be both a pronoun
  and an adjective.
• Pronoun What are you doing?
• What stands alone.
• Adjective Whose book is that?
• Whose modifies book.
• The pronoun is quis, quid, and is remarkably
  similar to qui, quae, quod.
• The adjective is identical to qui, quae, quod.
• Just look to see if the word is modifying another
  word to tell the difference between them!

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M/F
N
Quis, Quid
quis
quid
Nom.
cuius
cuius
Gen.
Notice how the masculine and feminine are the
same here.
S
cui
Dat.
cui
quem
quid
Acc.
quo
quo
Abl.
qui
quae
quae
Nom.
quorum
quarum
quorum
Gen.
quibus
quibus
quibus
Pl
Dat.
Acc.
quos
quas
quae
quibus
quibus
quibus
Abl.
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Lets see them work.

• Quis es?
• Who are you?
• Quid facies?
• What will you do?
• Quorum filiae sunt?
• Whose daughters are they?
• In qua villa cucurrerunt?
• In which house did they run?