[*] 144. Reflexive Pronouns are used in the Oblique Cases to refer to the subject of the sentence or clause in which they stand (see § 299): as, sē amat, he loves himself.
[*] a. In the first and second persons the oblique cases of the Personal pronouns are used as Reflexives: as, mē videō, I see myself; tē laudās, you praise yourself; nōbīs persuādēmus, we persuade ourselves.
[*] b. The Reflexive pronoun of the third person has a special form used only in this sense, the same for both singular and plural. It is thus declined:—
- GEN. suī, of himself, herself, itself, themselves
- DAT. sibi, to himself, herself, itself, themselves
- ACC. sē ( sēsē ), himself, herself, itself, themselves
- ABL. sē ( sēsē ), [by] himself, herself, itself, themselves
[*] Note 1.--Emphatic and reduplicated forms of sē are made as in the personals (see § 143. d, e). The preposition cum is added enclitically: as, sēcum, with himself. etc.
[*] Note 2.--An old form sēd occurs in the accusative and ablative.