Degrees of Adjectives

1. Degrees of Adjectives • Positive • Strong, certain, fat • Comparative • Stronger, more certain, fatter • Rather strong/certain/fat • Superlative • Strongest, most certain, fattest • Very strong/certain/fat

2. Positive degree • 1st & 2nd declension adjectives OR • 3rd declension adjectives • e.g. fortis, sapiēns, certus, crassus, etc.

3. M. & F. fortis fortis fortī fortem fortī fortēs fortium fortibus fortēs fortibus N. forte fortis fortī forte fortī fortia fortium fortibus fortia fortibus Adjectives of the Third Declension with 2 Terminations

4. Comparative Degree • Adjective stem + -ior (m. & f.)/ -ius (n.) • e.g. fortior, sapientior, certior, crassior etc. • Use 3rd declension adjective endings, just like dux

5. M. & F. fortior fortiōris fortiōrī fortiōrem fortiōre fortiōrēs fortiōrum fortiōribus fortiōrēs fortiōribus N. fortius fortiōris fortiōrī fortius fortiōre fortiōra fortiōrum fortiōribus fortiōra fortiōribus Comparative Adjectives

6. Superlative • Adjetive stem + -issimus, -a, -um • e.g. fortissimus, sapientissimus, certissimus, crassissimus, etc.

7. sg. fortissimus fortissimī fortissimō fortissimum fortissimō fortissime pl. fortissimī fortissimōrum fortissimīs fortissimōs fortissimīs fortissimī sg. fortissima fortissimae fortissimae fortissimam fortissimā fortissima pl. fortissimae fortissimārum fortissimīs fortissimās fortissimīs fortissimae Superlative Adjectives sg. fortissimum fortissimī fortissimō fortissimum fortissimō fortissimum Pl. fortissima fortissimōrum fortissimīs fortissima fortissimīs fortissima

8. -R adjectives in superlative • pulcherrimus, pulcherrima, pulcherrimum • celerrimus, celerrima, celerrimum

9. Some –L adjectives in superlative • Facilis, -e facilior, faciliusfacillimus, -a, um • Difficilis, -e difficilior, -ciliusdifficililimus, -a, um • Similis, -e similior, -liussimillimus, -a, um • Dissimilis, -e dissimilior, -liusdissimillimus, -a, um • Humilis, -e humilior, -liushumillimus, -a, um • Gracilis, -e gracilior, -liusgracillimus, -a, um

10. cārus, -a, -um longus, -a, -um fortis, forte fēlix, fēlīcis (gen.) potēns, potentis sapiēns, sapientis pulcher, pulchra, -um celer, celeris, -e cārior, -ius longior, -ius fortior, fortius fēlīcior, -ius potentior, -ius sapientior, -ius pulchrior, -ius celerior, -ius Comparison of Adjectives cārissimus, -a, -um longissimus, -a, -um fortissimus, -a, -um fēlīcissimus, -a, -um potentissimus, -a, -um sapientissimus, -a, -um pulcherrimus, -a, -um celerrimus, -a, -um

11. How to compare in Latin quam after comparative = than Both nouns are in the same case, whatever that might be Cornelia est pulchrior quam illa. Claudius dīcit virum saevum esse crassiorem quam Caligulam.

12. OR Ablative of Comparison Noun + quam + comparative = is the same thing in English as Noun + Ablative Amopuellampulchriorem quam aliāspuellās. Amopuellampuchrioremaliīspuellīs Both mean I love a girl prettier than other girls. Cōnsiliatuasuntclāriōralūce. Quis in ItaliāeratclāriorCicerōne? Vīdīpaucōsfēlīciōrēspatretuō.

13. Quam + superlative Translate “as _______ as possible” e.g. Curro quam celerrime. e.g. Puerest quam stultissmus. Finis

14. More ways to compare in Latin quam after comparative = than quam before superlative = acts adverbially = as ***** as possible Cornelia est pulchrior quam illa. Claudius dīcit virum saevum esse vehementiorem quam Caligulam. Cornelia erat femina quam pulcherrimus. Claudius dīcit saevum esse virum quam vehementissimum.