If the demonstratives hic, iste, and ille cover first, second, and third person viewpoints, what could a fourth demonstrative refer to? The Latin demonstrative is, ea, id can be translated as “this” or “that.” It doesn't matter which you chose because both are wrong. Is refers to something that was just mentioned, or something that is just about to be mentioned. Its reference point is conceptual, not spatial. Since is is so dependent on context, it is difficult to give a worthwhile example of it in action without a context. Where one sees is most often is as a pronoun. You will read about demonstratives as pronouns in the next section.

Table 13-6 Declension of the Demonstrative Adjective is, ea, id