Adjective Comparison
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Degrees
- Positive: dictionary entry (athletic, strong, powerful)
- Comparative: More (more athletic, stronger, rather powerful)
- Superlative: Most (most athletic, strongest, very powerful)
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Positive Degree Adjectives
- Dictionary Entry for the adjetcive
- Translated as dictionary translation
- Laetus, -a, -um = happy
- Tristis, -is, -e = sad
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Forming Comparative Adjectives
- Take the stem of the adjective
- Add -ior
- Add 3rd declension ending
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Examples of Comparative Degree Adjectives
- Nom: laetior/laetiores
- Gen: laetioris/laetiorem
- Dat: laetiori/laetioribus
- Acc: laetiorem/laetiores
- Abl: laetiore/laetioribus
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Examples of Comparative Degree Adjectives
- Nom: tristior/ tristiores
- Gen: tristioris/tristiorum
- Dat: tristiori/ tristioribus
- Acc: tristiorem/ tristiores
- Abl: tristiore/ tristioribus
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How to Compare in Latin
- A rather sad cow - tristior vacca
- This cow is more sad than that cow
- Haec vacca est tristior quam illa vacca
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Forming Superlative Degree Adjectives
- Take the stem of the adjective
- Add issimus
- Add 1/2 declension endings
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Superlative Degree Adjective Exceptions
- Adjectives that end in -r: -errimus, -a, -um
- pulcher = pulcherrrimus, -a, -um
- Adjectives that end in -l: -illimus, -a, -um
- simulus, dissimils, facilis, difficilis, humilis, gracilis
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Examples of Superlative Degree Adjectives (M)
- Nom: laetissimus/laetissimi
- Gen: laetissimi/laetissimorum
- Dat: laetissimo/laetissimis
- Acc: laetissimum/laetissimos
- Abl: laetissimo/laestissimis
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How to Compare in Latin
- The saddest cow - tristissima vacca
- The happiest boy - laetissimus puer
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