Pronouns ‘ima’ and ‘amu’
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In the last Unit, we studied the declension and usage of the pronouns ‘ta’ and ‘eta’. Let us learn two more pronouns which can be used as personal as well as demonstrative pronouns. These are – ima and amu.
Let us study the declension of these pronouns in all the genders and then translate a few sentences from the Suttas, containing various declined forms of these pronouns.
Declension of pronoun ‘ima’
ima = this
Masculine forms
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Paṭhamā | ayaṃ | ime |
Dutiyā | imaṃ | ime |
Tatiyā | anena, iminā | ehi, ebhi, imehi, imebhi |
Catutthī | assa, imassa | esaṃ, esānaṃ, imesaṃ, imesānaṃ |
Pañcamī | asmā, imasmā, imamhā | ehi, ebhi, imehi, imebhi |
Chaṭṭhī | assa, imassa | esaṃ, esānaṃ, imesaṃ, imesānaṃ |
Sattamī | asmiṃ, imasmiṃ, imamhi | esu, imesu |
Neuter forms
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Paṭhamā | idaṃ, imaṃ | ime, imāni |
Dutiyā | idaṃ, imaṃ | ime, imāni |
The declension of neuter pronoun ‘ima’ is similar to that of masculine pronoun ‘ima’ for Instrumental to Locative cases. |
Feminine form
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Paṭhamā | ayaṃ | imā, imāyo |
Dutiyā | imaṃ | imā, imāyo |
Tatiyā | imāya | imāhi, imābhi |
Catutthī | assā, assāya, imāya, imissā, imissāya | imāsaṃ, imāsānaṃ |
Pañcamī | imāya | imāhi, imābhi |
Chaṭṭhī | assā, assāya, imāya, imissā, imissāya | imāsaṃ, imāsānaṃ |
Sattamī | assaṃ, imāyaṃ, imissaṃ | imāsu |
Declension of pronoun ‘amu’
amu = that, such and such
Masculine forms
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Paṭhamā | asu, amuko | amū, amuyo |
Dutiyā | amuṃ | amū, amuyo |
Tatiyā | amunā | amūhi, amūbhi |
Catutthī | amussa | amūsaṃ, amūsānaṃ |
Pañcamī | amunā, amusmā, amumhā | amūhi, amūbhi |
Chaṭṭhī | amussa | amūsaṃ, amūsānaṃ |
Sattamī | amusmiṃ, amumhi | amūsu |
Neuter forms
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Paṭhamā | aduṃ, amuṃ | amū, amūni |
Dutiyā | aduṃ, amuṃ | amū, amūni |
The declension of neuter pronoun ‘amu’ is similar to that of masculine pronoun ‘amu’ for Instrumental to Locative cases. |
Feminine form
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Paṭhamā | asu, amu | amū, amuyo |
Dutiyā | amuṃ | amū, amuyo |
Tatiyā | amuyā | amūhi, amūbhi |
Catutthī | amuyā, amussā | amūsaṃ, amūsānaṃ |
Pañcamī | amuyā | amūhi, amūbhi |
Chaṭṭhī | amuyā, amussā | amūsaṃ, amūsānaṃ |
Sattamī | amuyaṃ, amussaṃ | amūsu |
The usage of these cases is the same as for other nouns and pronouns.
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