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All about Adjectives Grammar Rules to learn: No. 73: How to decline an Adjective: 1. Learn the nominative and genitive1 from the vocabularies 2. These show what model the adjective follows 3. Add the endings of this model to the stem. Grammar No. 72: Adjectives in -us of the First and Second Declensions Masculine like servus Feminine like porta Neuter like bellum Singular Nominative magn-us magn-a magn-um Singular Genitive magn-ī magn-ae magn-ī Singular Dative magn-ō magn-ae magn-ō Singular Accusative magn-um magn-am magn-um Singular Ablative magn-ō magn-ā magn-ō Plural Nominative magn-ī magn-ae magn-a Plural Genitive magn-ōrum magn-ārum magn-ōrum Plural Dative magn-īs magn-īs magn-īs Plural Accusative magn-ōs magn-ās magn-ā Plural Ablative magn-īs magn-īs magn-īs Additional Rules from the Reading: 1. Adjectives agree with their nouns in gender, number and case. 2. Adjectives of QUANTITY generally precede their nouns. 3. Adjectives of QUALITY generally follow their nouns. 4. Adjectives may also be linked to their noun by means of a linking verb like sum, I am. These adjectives are called predicate adjectives. 5. The rule of agreement is the SAME for attributive and predicate adjectives The genitive of adjectives is not given in vocabularies when it is clean from the nominative, as magnus, a, um (stem: magn-) 1 Week 10 Practice declension charts Decline adjectives from the vocabulary magnus, a, um – great, large Masculine like servus Feminine like porta Neuter like bellum Masculine like servus Feminine like porta Neuter like bellum Singular Nominative Singular Genitive Singular Dative Singular Accusative Singular Ablative Plural Nominative Plural Genitive Plural Dative Plural Accusative Plural Ablative altus, a, um – high, deep Singular Nominative Singular Genitive Singular Dative Singular Accusative Singular Ablative Plural Nominative Plural Genitive Plural Dative Plural Accusative Plural Ablative S1W10 bonus, a, um - good Masculine like servus Feminine like porta Neuter like bellum Masculine like servus Feminine like porta Neuter like bellum Singular Nominative Singular Genitive Singular Dative Singular Accusative Singular Ablative Plural Nominative Plural Genitive Plural Dative Plural Accusative Plural Ablative longus, a, um - long Singular Nominative Singular Genitive Singular Dative Singular Accusative Singular Ablative Plural Nominative Plural Genitive Plural Dative Plural Accusative Plural Ablative S1W10 malus, a, um - bad Masculine like servus Feminine like porta Neuter like bellum Feminine like porta Neuter like bellum Singular Nominative Singular Genitive Singular Dative Singular Accusative Singular Ablative Plural Nominative Plural Genitive Plural Dative Plural Accusative Plural Ablative multus, a, um – much (pl. many) Masculine like servus Singular Nominative Singular Genitive Singular Dative Singular Accusative Singular Ablative Plural Nominative Plural Genitive Plural Dative Plural Accusative Plural Ablative S1W10 sāntus, a, um – holy, saint Masculine like servus Feminine like porta Neuter like bellum Masculine like servus Feminine like porta Neuter like bellum Singular Nominative Singular Genitive Singular Dative Singular Accusative Singular Ablative Plural Nominative Plural Genitive Plural Dative Plural Accusative Plural Ablative prīmus, a, um – first Singular Nominative Singular Genitive Singular Dative Singular Accusative Singular Ablative Plural Nominative Plural Genitive Plural Dative Plural Accusative Plural Ablative Practice for week 11 Decline adjectives from the vocabulary angustus, a, um - narrow Masculine like servus Feminine like porta Neuter like bellum Feminine like porta Neuter like bellum Singular Nominative Singular Genitive Singular Dative Singular Accusative Singular Ablative Plural Nominative Plural Genitive Plural Dative Plural Accusative Plural Ablative reliquus, a, um - remaining, the rest of Masculine like servus Singular Nominative Singular Genitive Singular Dative Singular Accusative Singular Ablative Plural Nominative Plural Genitive Plural Dative Plural Accusative Plural Ablative S1W11 tūtus, a, um - safe Masculine like servus Feminine like porta Neuter like bellum Masculine like servus Feminine like porta Neuter like bellum Singular Nominative Singular Genitive Singular Dative Singular Accusative Singular Ablative Plural Nominative Plural Genitive Plural Dative Plural Accusative Plural Ablative Rōmānus, a um - Roman Singular Nominative Singular Genitive Singular Dative Singular Accusative Singular Ablative Plural Nominative Plural Genitive Plural Dative Plural Accusative Plural Ablative S1W11 Chrīstiānus, a, um - Christian Masculine like servus Singular Nominative Singular Genitive Singular Dative Singular Accusative Singular Ablative Plural Nominative Plural Genitive Plural Dative Plural Accusative Plural Ablative Feminine like porta Neuter like bellum Grammar No. 78: Gravis, e, - heavy, severe, serious is declined thus: Masculine Feminine Neuter Singular Nominative grav-is grav-is grav-e Singular Genitive grav-is grav-is grav-is Singular Dative grav-ī grav-ī grav-ī Singular Accusative grav-em grav-em grav-e Singular Ablative grav-ī grav-ī grav-ī Plural Nominative grav-ēs grav-ēs grav-ia Plural Genitive grav-ium grav-ium grav-ium Plural Dative grav-ibus grav-ibus grav-ibus Plural Accusative grav-ēs grav-ēs grav-ia Plural Ablative grav-ibus grav-ibus grav-ibus Additional Rules from the Reading. 1. All adjectives with -IS, -E in the nominative singular are declined like gravis, e. 2 Prepositional phrases which modify adjectives are often translated into Latin by the genitive or dative or ablative WITHOUT A PREPOSITION. THE PROPER CASE TO BE USED IS DETERMINED BY THE ADJECTIVE. Practice for Week 12 Grammar No. 78: Decline gravis, e, - heavy, severe, serious Masculine Feminine Neuter Singular Nominative Singular Genitive Singular Dative Singular Accusative Singular Ablative Plural Nominative Plural Genitive Plural Dative Plural Accusative Plural Ablative Review: Additional Rules from the Reading. 1. All adjectives with -IS, -E in the nominative singular are declined like _____________________. 2 Prepositional phrases which modify adjectives are often translated into Latin by the genitive or dative or ablative WITHOUT A __________________. THE PROPER CASE TO BE USED IS DETERMINED BY THE ____________________. Practice for week 12 Decline adjectives from the vocabulary brevis, e – short Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter Singular Nominative Singular Genitive Singular Dative Singular Accusative Singular Ablative Plural Nominative Plural Genitive Plural Dative Plural Accusative Plural Ablative commūnis, e – common Singular Nominative Singular Genitive Singular Dative Singular Accusative Singular Ablative Plural Nominative Plural Genitive Plural Dative Plural Accusative Plural Ablative S1W12 fortis, e – brave, strong Masculine Feminine Neuter Feminine Neuter Singular Nominative Singular Genitive Singular Dative Singular Accusative Singular Ablative Plural Nominative Plural Genitive Plural Dative Plural Accusative Plural Ablative nōbilis, e - noble, renowned Masculine Singular Nominative Singular Genitive Singular Dative Singular Accusative Singular Ablative Plural Nominative Plural Genitive Plural Dative Plural Accusative Plural Ablative S1W12 difficilis, e - difficult Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter Singular Nominative Singular Genitive Singular Dative Singular Accusative Singular Ablative Plural Nominative Plural Genitive Plural Dative Plural Accusative Plural Ablative facilis, e – easy Singular Nominative Singular Genitive Singular Dative Singular Accusative Singular Ablative Plural Nominative Plural Genitive Plural Dative Plural Accusative Plural Ablative S1W12 omnis, e – all, every Masculine Feminine Neuter Feminine Neuter Singular Nominative Singular Genitive Singular Dative Singular Accusative Singular Ablative Plural Nominative Plural Genitive Plural Dative Plural Accusative Plural Ablative similis, e; w. gen or dat. - like, similar Masculine Singular Nominative Singular Genitive Singular Dative Singular Accusative Singular Ablative Plural Nominative Plural Genitive Plural Dative Plural Accusative Plural Ablative S1W12 Review 1st and 2nd Declension Adjectives cupidus, a, um; w. gen – eager, desirous Masculine like servus Feminine like porta Neuter like bellum Feminine like porta Neuter like bellum Singular Nominative Singular Genitive Singular Dative Singular Accusative Singular Ablative Plural Nominative Plural Genitive Plural Dative Plural Accusative Plural Ablative plēnus, a, um; w. gen or abl. - full Masculine like servus Singular Nominative Singular Genitive Singular Dative Singular Accusative Singular Ablative Plural Nominative Plural Genitive Plural Dative Plural Accusative Plural Ablative S1W12 fīnitimus, a, um; w. dat. - neighboring, next Masculine like servus Singular Nominative Singular Genitive Singular Dative Singular Accusative Singular Ablative Plural Nominative Plural Genitive Plural Dative Plural Accusative Plural Ablative Feminine like porta Neuter like bellum