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About the Language II

About the Language II . Stage VIII: superlative adjectives. A. Introducing Superlatives. Study the following pairs of sentences: Pompeiani erant irati. Pompeiani erant iratissimi . The Pompeians were angry. The Pompeians were very angry .

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About the Language II

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  1. About the Language II Stage VIII: superlative adjectives

  2. A. Introducing Superlatives • Study the following pairs of sentences: Pompeiani erant irati. Pompeiani erant iratissimi. The Pompeians were angry. The Pompeians were very angry. gladiator est notus. gladiator est notissimus. The gladiator is famous. The gladiator is very famous. mater erat laeta. mater erat laetissima. The mother was happy. The mother was very happy. The words in bold type are known as superlatives. Notice how they are translated in the examples above.

  3. Different Superlatives • A few superlatives are formed in a different way: mons est pulcher. mons Vesuvius est pulcherrimus. The mountain is beautiful. Mount Vesuvius is very beautiful.

  4. C. Further examples: • mercator est tristis. senex est tristissimus. • canis erat ferox. leo erat ferocissimus. • amicus fabulam longissimam narravit. • murmillones erant fortes, sed retiarii erant fortissimi. • Melissa erat pulcherrima.

  5. D. Further examples: • agricola gladiatorem laudavit. agricola gladiatores laudavit. • servus agricolam interfecit. servus agricolas interfecit. • centurio servos laudavit. • puer actores ad theatrum duxit. • senex actorem ad forum duxit. • amicus fabulas narravit. • amici ancillam salutaverunt. • agricolae nuntios audiverunt.

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