A concise and simplified grammar of the Spanish language

38 ETYMOLOGY AND SYNTAX.
Gen. de ella, of her.
DAT.a orpara ella le,to or for her.
Ace la or a ella, her.
Abl. ¡Jor ella, by her.
Third person neuter gender.
de ellas, of them.
á or para ellas,les,to or for them.
las or a ellas, them.
por ellas, by them.
NoM. Ello. It.
Gen. de ello. of it.
Dat. d or para ello, lo. to or for it,
Ace, lo or d ello. it,
Abl. por ello. by it.
The Neuter Pronoun has no plural number in Spanish.
97. The third person is also used reflectively, and is de-
clined in the following manner, without the nominative case,
and is common to all genders and numbers : Ex.
Gen. De si. Of oneself, himself, herself, itself, or themselves.
Dat. a or para si, sé. to or for oneself, &c.
Ace. se or a si. oneself. &c. ,
Abl. por sí. by oneself, &c.
98. Nos, is sometimes seen used in the nominative case,
instead of nosotros, and vos instead of vosotros ; but this
practice is now nearly obsolete, and confined chiefly to
poetry, or to the elevated style of writing.
99. The Pronoun se is frequently employed in the third
person singular and plural in any of the tenses, to form the
Ex.
passive voice ;
El dinero se recibirá. The money will be received.
Se han recibido los libros. The books have been received.
(See observations on the Passive voice, Par. 179.)
PERSONAL PRONOUNS IN THE NOMINATIVE CASE.
100. Personal pronouns in the nominative case, in the
natural construction of the language, precede the verb in
Spanish : Ex.
Yo hablo. I speak. ] Vosotros fuisteis. You went.
Tú has venido. Thou hast come. Que ellos com- That they
El tomará. He will take. pren. may buy.
Nosotros ven- We will come,
drémos.