Declension of ta
Declension of the demonstrative ta (meaning 'that') generally follows Basic Pattern A, with exceptions noted in bold below. Note that we talk of the demonstrative ta, but it never actually appears as ta in Pali, due to irregularities in its declension.
Direct cases
|
Masc. Singular |
Neut. Singular |
Fem. Singular |
Masc. Plural |
Neut. Plural |
Fem. Plural |
| Nom |
so |
taṃ |
sā |
te |
tāni |
tā / tāyo |
| Acc |
taṃ |
taṃ |
taṃ |
te |
tāni |
tā / tāyo |
Oblique cases
|
Masc. Singular / Neut. Singular |
Fem. Singular |
Plural |
| Gen / Dat |
tassa |
tassā |
tesaṃ |
| Ins |
tena |
tāya |
tehi |
| Abl |
tasmā / tamhā |
tāya |
tehi |
| Loc |
tasmiṃ / tamhi |
tāya / tāyaṃ / tassaṃ |
tesu |