AD:JECTIVES/VERBS



ADJECTIVES

Adjective Endings (words "hic/ille/ipse" are with pronouns)

1st and 2nd Declension
Case (S)
M
F
N
Nominative us a um
Genitive i ae i
Dative o ae o
Accusative up am um
Ablative o a o
Case (P)
-
-
-
Nominative i ae a
Genitive orum arum orum
Dative is is is
Accusative os as a
Ablative is is is
3rd and 4th Declension
Case (S)
M
F
N
Nominative is is e
Genitive is is is
Dative i i i
Accusative em em e
Ablative i i i
Case (P)
-
-
-
Nominative es es ia
Genitive ium ium ium
Dative ibus ibus ibus
Accusative es es ia
Ablative ibus ibus ibus

Usage:

Put these endings on an adjectives, while matching it to the noun that it modifies in case, number, and gender. Single ending adjectives use only the 3rd/4th declension endings, and only using the Masculine and Feminine endings.

Substantives are adjectives that stand for nouns; these can be masculine, neuter, or feminine.

Possessive Adjectives: Genitive isn't used for possession with these; "Librum tuum lego" -> "I am reading your book"
Common Possessive Adjectives:

In Latina: In English:
meus, -a, -um my , my own, mine
tuus, -a, -um you, your won, yours (S)
suus, -a, -um his own, her own, yours
noster, -a, -um our, our own, ours
vester, -a, -um your, your own, yours (P)
suus, -a, -um their own

Comparative Adjectives: Are such as "Good, Better, Best..."
Positive: "Gaius est obesus" -> Gaius is fat (obesus, -a, -um)
Comparative (use 3rd): "Messalla est obesior quam Gaius" -> Messalla is fattier than Gaius (obes + (M/F) ior or (N) ius (use base + "ior" (M/F) or "ius" (N) + endings found in the chart below...)
Superlative (use 1st & 2nd): "Titus est obessimus omnium" -> Titus is the fattest of all (obessimus, -a, -um)

Comparative Endings
Case (S)
M
F
N
Nominative ior ior ius
Genitive is is is
Dative i i i
Accusative em em ius
Ablative e e e
Case (P)
-
-
-
Nominative es es a
Genitive um um um
Dative ibus ibus ibus
Accusative es es a
Ablative ibus ibus ibus

1st & 2nd Adjectives (w/ 3 endings): (for –rimus/-limus verbs) – Comparative is "pulchrior"; Superlative is "pulcherrimus"
3rd Adjectives (w/ 2 endings): (for -er verbs) – Positive is "celeriter"; Comparative is "celerior"; Superlative is "celerrimus"
On words such as "elegans, elegantis;" use the 2nd, Genitive part

-LIS ADJECTIVES: (Positive is "facillis, -is, -e"; Comparative is "facilior/ius"; Superlative "facillimus")
The "-lis" Adjectives are: Difficilis; difficult – Similis; similar – Dissimilis; dissimilar – Gracilis; slender – Humilis; humble – Facilis; easy – Fidelis; faithful

Common Irregular Adjectives

Positive Comparative Superlative
bonus, -a, -um; good melior/ius; better optimus -a -um; best
malus, -a, -um; bad peior/ius; worse pessimus, -a, -um; worst
magnus, -a, -um; big maior/ius; bigger maximus, -a, -um; biggest
parvus, -a, -um; small minor, minus; smaller minimus, -a, -um; smallest
multus, -a, -um; much plus; more plurimus, -a, -um; most/very much
multi, -ae, -a; many plures, plura; more plurimi, -ae, -a; most/very many

ADVERBS

If an adjective reads "strenuus, -a, -um;" the adverb form would be "strenue"

Positive Comparative Superlative
base + "e" base + "ius" base + "issime"

As you can see, adverbs are much easier to handle than Adjectives, but there are still irregulars:
Positive Comparative Superlative
bene; well melius; better optime; best
male; badly peius; worse pessime; worst
facile; easily facilius; more easily facilleme; most easily
magnopere; greatly magis; more maxime; most
paulum; little minus; less minime; least
multum; much plus; more plurimum; most

*If underlined, this means the ending always must have a line on top indicating that it is hard.

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