This: hic, haec, hoc

Level 3

This one, here, matching its noun.

How It Works

CaseMasculineFeminineNeuter
nominativehichaechoc
accusativehunchanchoc
plural nominativehihaehaec
plural accusativehoshashaec

Haec has two jobs. It is feminine singular (haec puella, this girl) and neuter plural (haec dona, these gifts). The noun tells you which.

The genitive is huius and the dative is huic, for every gender. Hic is also the adverb here, as in Marcus hic est.

In a text with two names, hic can point to the one named last, and ille (the next entry) to the one named first.

Examples (5)

  1. Hic puer Marcus est.

    This boy is Marcus.

    Hic is masculine, like puer.

  2. Haec puella Iulia est.

    This girl is Iulia.

    Haec is feminine, like puella.

  3. Haec dona bona sunt.

    These gifts are good.

    Haec is also the neuter plural, so it matches dona.

  4. Hunc librum lego.

    I read this book.

    Hunc is the masculine accusative. The book is what I read.

  5. Hoc est corpus meum.

    This is my body.

    Words of Jesus at the Last Supper in Matthew 26:26. Hoc is neuter, like corpus.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the wrong gender with a noun.

    Haec puer Marcus est.
    Hic puer Marcus est.

    Puer is masculine, so the pointing word is hic.

  • Using a singular word with a plural noun.

    Hoc dona bona sunt.
    Haec dona bona sunt.

    Dona is plural, so the pointing word must be the plural haec.

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This: hic, haec, hocLevel 3

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Hic, haec, hoc agree with a noun like an adjective.

Words in This Pattern

hichic