DECLENSIONSTYPES OF ADJECTIVES 1 1 ST 2 ND DECLENSION laetus a um happy pulcher pulchra pulchrum beautiful 2 3 rd DECLENSION fortis fortis ID: 763543
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DECLENSIONS/TYPES OF ADJECTIVES: 1. 1ST/2ND DECLENSION: laetus, -a, -um – happy; pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum - beautiful 2. 3rd DECLENSION: fortis, fortis, forte – strong/brave audax, audacis, audace – boldIDENTIFICATION OF ADJECTIVES:Identified in the dictionary by the nominative, singular forms ex. laetus, -a, -um – happy = 1st/2nd declension adj.*** ex. felix, felicis, felice – favorable = 3rd declension adj. ***NOTA BENE: GENDER of the adjective will be the SAME as the GENDER of the noun thus, a feminine noun = 1st decl. adj. endings, masculine noun = 2nd decl. adj. endings NOUN/ADJECTIVE AGREEMENT
THE RULES!!!ADJECTIVES must “agree” with the nouns they describe/modify in 3 ways:Gender (masculine/feminine/neuter)Number (singular/plural)Case (nom., gen., dat., acc., abl., voc.)The NOUN will give you all the info. necessary to make the adjective agree with it.e.g. Make “bonus, -a, -um – good” agree with the following form of, “puella, -ae (f.) – girl”_______________puellam 1.) G – 2.) # - 3.) Case -
More Rules!!!Adjectives will NOT always have the same “endings” as the nouns they describe. e.g. Make bonus, -a, -um – good” agree with the following form of, “mercator, mercatoris (m.) – merchant” _________________mercatore (Declen. =_____) 1.) G: 2.) #: 3.) Case:
PRACTICE!!!!Make the following adjectives AGREE with each noun.1.) magnus, -a, -um – big servus, servī (m.) – slave ______________ servōrum G:____________ #: ______________ Case(s):_________alius, alia, alium – other nox, noctis (f.) – night ______________ noctēs G:____________ #: ______________ Case(s):_________novus, nova, novum – new bos, bovis (m.) – cow ______________ bovibus G:____________ #: ______________ Case(s):_________parvus, parva, parvum – small porcus, porcī (m.) – pig ________________ porcus G:____________ #: ______________ Case(s):_________
PRACTICE!!! 3RD DECLEN. ADJECTIVESMAKE THE FOLLOWING NOUNS AGREE WITH THE 3RD DECLENSION ADJECTIVES BELOW.1. felix, felicis, felice – lucky canis, canis (f.) – dog _____________ canum G: N: C:2. fortis, fortis, fortis – brave agricola, -ae (f.) – farmer _____________ agricolā G: N: C: