7 Object Pronouns

“Next up: Objects. An Object is the recipient of the action of a verb. In English the Object usually comes right after the verb. Suppose I spot my family across the street and they look at me. I might say:”

I (Subject) see (Verb) my family (Object)

and my family (Subject) sees (Verb) me (Object).

“The verb sum is an exception – it does NOT have an Object. The noun or adjective that comes after the verb ‘is’ is the Predicate.”

I (Subject) am (Verb) Latinitas (Predicate). You (Subject) are (Verb) smart (Predicate).

“But many verbs do have Objects. English has special Object forms for some pronouns, and so does Latin.”

English Object Pronouns“Which ones differ from Subject Pronouns?”

SingularPlural

meus

youyou all

him her itthem

Latin Object Pronouns (E)“Which ones differ from Subject Pronouns?”

SingularPlural

mēmenōsus

tēyouvōsyou all eum eam idhim her iteōs eās eathem

(masculine, feminine, neuter)

“We can now translate sentences that have a Subject and a Verb with an Object pronoun. Remember Today’s Rule!”

• Eī nōs amant.
• Eī (subj.) nōs (subj. OR obj.) amant (3rd pl. pres.).
• They (subj.) us (obj.) love >>> They love us.

Cōgitābam id. Parō vōs. Amābitis eum. Sed is nōn amābit mē. (13)