Chapter 9 is about twelve adjectives that 1) have irregular/abnormal genitive and dative singular endings 2) describe how many of something there is, or where the thing is in relation to the speaker.
There is a group of three adjectives that are used as both adjectives and pronouns. They are hic ("this, these"), ille ("that, those") and iste ("that (near you), that _____ of yours"). These words can be used with a written-out noun (ille magister, "that teacher") or as forms that imply the noun "man, woman or thing", much like substantive adjectives: hi, "these men", haec, "these things."
The special group of three have more irregular forms than the others, so study the list of forms on pp. 71-72 carefully. The remaining nine adjectives are used only as adjectives and their only irregular forms are the genitive and dative singular. These adjectives are listed on p. 74.
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