Demonstrative adjectives are used to point to something or someone. They are written attached to word they refer to – examples:
+ ⲡⲁⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ = this day
+ ⲧⲁⲓϣⲉⲗⲉⲧ = this bride
+ ⲛⲁⲓϫⲱⲙ = these books
Demonstrative pronouns on the other hand are words used to stand in for a noun. They are written as a separate word – examples:
+ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ = this is the day
+ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ Ⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ = this is Jerusalem
+ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ = these are the sons
The demonstrative adjective used to point to masculine singular is ⲡⲁⲓ and it is written attached to the word – examples:
+ ⲡⲁⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ = this day
+ ⲡⲁⲓϫⲱⲙ = this book
+ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ = this man
The demonstrative pronoun used in referrence to masculine singular is ⲫⲁⲓ and it is written as a separate word – examples:
+ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲉϩⲱⲟⲩ = this is the day
+ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟ = because of this we are rich
+ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ = this is my beloved Son
The demonstrative adjective used to point to feminine singular is ⲧⲁⲓ and it is written attached to the word – examples:
+ ⲧⲁⲓϣⲉⲗⲉⲧ = this bride
+ ⲧⲁⲓϣⲟⲩⲣⲏ = this censer
+ ⲧⲁⲓϣⲉⲣⲓ = this daughter
The demonstrative pronoun used in referrence to masculine singular is ⲫⲁⲓ and it is written as a separate word – examples:
+ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ Ⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ = this is jerusalem
+ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙ̀Ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ = this is the mother of God
+ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲣⲓ ⲧⲉ = this is a daughter
The demonstrative adjective used to point to plural words is ⲛⲁⲓ and it is written attached to the word – examples:
+ ⲛⲁⲓϫⲱⲙ = these books
+ ⲛⲁⲓϣⲉⲣⲓ = these daughters
+ ⲛⲁⲓⲉϩⲱⲟⲩ = these days
The demonstrative pronoun used in referrence to plural words is ⲛⲁⲓ (yes, same spelling as the demonstrative adjective and also as the verb ⲛⲁⲓ which means have mercy 😅) and it is written as a separate word – examples:
+ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ = after these (things) Jesus came
+ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ = these are the apostles of Christ
+ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ = these are brothers
Sometimes both of the demonstrative adjectives and pronouns are used in the same sentence (where the adjectives come first and the pronouns come later) as a form of emphasis in referring to something “itself” – examples:
+ ⲧⲁⲓⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲑⲁⲓ = this very table
+ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲕ ⲫⲁⲓ = this holy place of yours itself
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