Adjective and Adverb comparison

Adjectives in english

• Positive: Red, happy, good
• Comparative: redder, happier, better
• Superlative: reddest, happiest, best
• *Adjectives are used to describe a noun*

Regular latin comparison of adjectives

• Find the stem by removing the gen. sing. ending of the adj.
• Ex: molestus, a, um - gen. sing is molesti, molestae, molesti 
• Stem: molest-
• For 3rd declension adjectives, you do the same
• Ex: brevis, is, e - gen. sing is brevis Stem: brevi- 

forming THE ADJECTIVES

• Use stem and endings that correspond to it
• Stem + - IOR/IUS + 3rd declension endings = Comparative Form
• Stem + -ISSIMUS = Superlative Form
• Ex: laetior, laetius = happier 
• Ex: laetissimus, a, um = happiest

Brevis, is, e (Masc. and Fem)

• N   brevior, breviores
• G   brevioris, breviorum
• D   breviori, brevioribus
• Acc. breviorem, breviores
• Abl. breviore, brevioribus

Brevis, IS, E Neuter

• N  brevius, breviora
• G brevioris, breviorum
• D   breviori, brevioribus
• Acc. brevius, breviora
• Abl. breviore, brevioribus

brevis, is, e superlative

• N  brevissiumum, brevissima
• G  brevissimi, brevissimorum
• D  brevissimo, brevissimis
• Acc. brevissimum, brevissima
• Abl. brevissimo, brevissimis

excpetions!

• if the positive form in the masc. nom. sing ends in -er
• Add r and add imus, a um (plucher -> pulcherrimus)
• if positive form ends in -lis,
• add an i and add imus, a um (facilis -> facillimus)
• There are also some irregulars as well

Some Irregulars

• Positve         Comparative      Superlative
• bonus           melior               optimus
• good            better                best
• malus           peior                 pessimus
• bad              worse                worst

aDverbs

Comparative adverbs

• Take neuter acc/nom. of the comp. adjective
• adj: pulchrior, pulchrius -> adv: pulchrius
• Translation: beautifully

Superlative adverbs

• Same form as superlative adj. in masc. nom. singular
• Except change the -us to -e
• pulcherrimus -> pulcherrime
• Translation: Most beautifully

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