Interrogative Pronouns and Adjectives

(Cf. Wheelock 19)

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Attending to the Latin side of the tables below, mentally register the different meanings of the following expressions until you can do so instantaneously and effortlessly.

Quis (m./f.) hoc ignôrat?	Who does not know this?
Quî (m.) hoc ignôrant?	Who (m.) do not know this?
Quae (f.) hoc ignôrant?	Who (f.) do not know this?
Quid hoc ignôrat?	What does not know this?
Quae hoc ignôrant?	What [things] do not know this?

Interrogative Adjectives, Nominative Singular and Plural

Quî vir hoc ignôrat?	What man does not know this?
Quî virî hoc ignôrant?	Which men do not know this?
Quae fêmina hoc ignôrat?	Which woman does not know this?
Quae fêminae hoc ignôrant?	Which women do not know this?
Quod animal hoc ignôrat?	Which animal does not know this?
Quae animâlia hoc ignôrant?	Which animals do not know this?

Nominative  Genitive   Dative   Accusative  Ablative

Interrogative Pronouns, Genitive Singular and Plural

Cuius pater hoc ignôrat?	Whose father does not know this?
Quôrum patrês hoc ignôrant?	Whose (m.) fathers do not know this?   = The fathers of whom...
Cuius mâter hoc ignôrat?	Whose (f.) mother does not know this?
Quârum mâtrês hoc ignôrant?	Whose (f.) mothers do not know this?   = The mothers of whom...
Cuius dominus hoc ignôrat?	Whose (n.) master does not know this?
Quôrum dominî hoc ignôrant?	Whose (n.) masters do not know this?   = The masters of which...

Interrogative Adjectives, Genitive Singular and Plural

Cuius puerî pater hoc ignôrat?	Which boy´s father does not know this?   = The father of which boy...
Quôrum puerôrum patrês hoc ignôrant?	Which boys´ fathers do not know this?   = The fathers of which boys...
Cuius puellae mâter hoc ignôrat?	Which girl´s mother does not know this?
Quârum puellârum mâtrês hoc ignôrant?	Which girls´ mothers do not know this?
Cuius regnî rex hoc ignôrat?	Which kingdom´s king does not know this?
Quôrum regnôrum rêgês hoc ignôrant?	Which kingdoms´ kings do not know this?

Nominative  Genitive   Dative   Accusative  Ablative

Interrogative Pronouns, Dative Singular and Plural

Cuî hoc dabô?	To whom/what will I give this?
Quibus hoc dabô?	To whom/what (pl.) will I give this?

Interrogative Adjectives, Dative Singular and Plural

Cuî puerô hoc dabô?	To which boy will I give this?
Quibus puerîs hoc dabô?	To which boys will I give this?
Cuî puellae hoc dabô?	To which girl will I give this?
Quibus puellîs hoc dabô?	To which girls will I give this?
Cuî animâlî hoc dabô?	To which animal will I give this?
Quibus animâlibus hoc dabô?	To which animals will I give this?

Nominative  Genitive   Dative   Accusative  Ablative

Interrogative Pronouns, Accusative Singular and Plural

Quem vidês? (m/f)	Whom do you see? (m/f)
Quôs vidês?	Whom (m. pl.) do you see?
Quâs vidês?	Whom (f. pl.) do you see?
Quid vidês?	What do you see?
Quae vidês?	Which (n. pl.) do you see?

Interrogative Adjectives, Accusative Singular and Plural

Quem virum vidês?	Which man do you see?
Quôs virôs vidês?	Which men do you see?
Quam fêminam vidês?	Which woman do you see?
Quâs fêminâs vidês?	Which women do you see?
Quod animal vidês?	Which animal do you see?
Quae animâlia vidês?	Which animals do you see?

Nominative  Genitive   Dative   Accusative  Ablative

Interrogative Pronouns, Ablative Singular and Plural

 quô vîsa est?	By whom has she been seen? (m/f) By what has she been seen?
 quibus vîsa est?	By whom (pl.) has she been seen? By what (pl.) has she been seen?

Interrogative Adjectives, Ablative Singular and Plural

 quô virô vîsa est?	By which man has she been seen?
 quibus virîs vîsa est?	By which men has she been seen?
 quâ fêminâ vîsa est?	By which woman has she been seen?
 quibus fêminîs vîsa est?	By which women has she been seen?
 quô animâlî vîsa est?	By what animal has she been seen?
 quibus animâlibus vîsa est?	By which animals has she been seen?

Nominative  Genitive   Dative   Accusative  Ablative

  
  

  

  

  

  

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