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:;§ 30 POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS. 73and sometimes like pronouns, to stand instead ofnouns. They are declined with three genders, toagree with substantives in these Occidents.120.—Adjective Pronouns may be divided\-nto Possessive, Demonstrative, Definite, Relative^Interrogative, Indefinite, and Patriot.§ 30. I. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS.121—The Possessive Pkonothsts denote possession,and are derived from the substantive pronounsas followsMeus, a urn. my, my own, from me.Tuus, a, um, thy, thy own, "tu.Sims, a, um, his, her, its, his own, &c, " sui.Noster, tra, trum, oar, our own, "Vester, tra, trum, your, your own,"nos.vos.Obs. 1. In signification, possessive pronouns correspond tothe genitive of their primitives, for which they may be consideredas a substitute ; thus, frater mei, " the brother ofme," and meus frater, " my brother," mean the same thing,and hence they are often connected with, and may be renderedas, the genitive; as, suo popuhque Romani beneficio, "by thekindness of himself and of the Roman people." Goes. Hence,also, the genitive of the adjective is often put with the possessivepronoun in any case qualifying the substantive impliedin it ; as, tuo ipsius amlco, " with thine own friend." Meauni.us opera. ;i through the agency of me alone." Vestra ipsoriiuicausa hoc feci, &c. ;—and hence, also, a substantive inapposition with the possessive pronoun is put in the genitiveas, tuum hominis simpllcis pectus vidimus.Obs. 2. In form, possessive pronouns are regular adjectivesof the first and the second declension. Meus, tuus, and suus,are declined like bonus, 98-1 ; except that meus has mi,seldom meus, in the vocative singular masculine. Noster andvester are declined like ater, 98-3.fObs. 3. Suits, like its primitive sui (118-3, Exc), is used in a reflexive4