Are You Sleeping, Brother Ego?
Ego, mē, meī, mihi, mē,
tū and tē, tuī, tibi, tē,
First and second person singular,
I and you, I and you.*
is, ea, id
eum, eam, id,
eius
eī
eō, eā, eō
Third person singular, personal pronoun,
He, she, and it will go! He, she, and it will go!**
nōs, nōs, nōstrum, nōbīs, nōbīs,
vōs, vōs, vestrum, vōbīs, vōbīs,
First and second person plural,
We and ye! We and ye!***
iī, eae, ea,
eōs, eās, ea,
eōrum, eārum, eōrum,
iīs, iīs, iīs [x2]
iīs, iīs, iīs****
Third person: “they” increase!
These pronouns are a beast! These pronouns are a beast!
*[I and me… you and thee]
**[He and him… she/her… it]
***[alt. we and us, ye and you]
****[alt. …iīs, iīs, iīs [x2]
Third person plural, personal pronoun,
They and them! They and them!]
‘iī’ = ‘eī’; ‘iīs’ = ‘eīs’