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NOUN/ADJECTIVE AGREEMENT

NOUN/ADJECTIVE AGREEMENT. TYPES OF ADJECTIVES : 1. 1 ST /2 ND DECLENSION: laetus , -a, -um - happy 2. 3 rd DECLENSION: felix , felicis , felice – favorable audax , audacis , audace – bold IDENTIFICATION OF ADJECTIVES:

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NOUN/ADJECTIVE AGREEMENT

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  1. NOUN/ADJECTIVE AGREEMENT TYPES OF ADJECTIVES: 1. 1ST/2ND DECLENSION: laetus, -a, -um - happy 2. 3rd DECLENSION: felix, felicis, felice – favorable audax, audacis, audace – bold IDENTIFICATION OF ADJECTIVES: Identified in the dictionary by the nominative, singular forms ex. laetus, -a, -um – happy = 1st/2nd declension adj.*** ex. felix, felicis, felice – favorable = 3rd declension adj. ***NOTA BENE:GENDER of the adjective depends on the GENDER of the noun!!!! Feminine noun = 1st decl., Masculine noun = 2nd decl., Neuter noun = 2nd decl. Neuter

  2. THE RULES!!! • ADJECTIVES must “agree” with the nouns they describe/modify in 3ways: • Gender (masculine/feminine/neuter) • Number (singular/plural) • Case (nom., gen., dat., acc., abl., voc.) • The NOUN will give you all the infor. necessary to make the adjective agree with it. • e.g. Make “bonus, -a, -um – good” agree with the following form of, “puella, -ae (f.) – girl” _______________puellam1.) G – 2.) # - 3.) Case -

  3. More Rules!!! • Adjectives will NOT always have the same “endings” as the nouns they describe. • e.g. Make bonus, -a, -um – good” agree with the following form of, “mercator, mercatoris (m.) – merchant” _________________mercatore 1.) G: 2.) #: 3.) Case:

  4. PRACTICE!!!! Make the following adjectives AGREE with each noun. 1.) magnus, -a, -um – big servus, servī (m.) – slave ______________ servorum G:____________ #: ______________ Case(s):_________ • alius, alia, alium – other nox, noctis (f.) – night ______________ noctēs G:____________ #: ______________ Case(s):_________ • novus, nova, novum – new bos, bovis (m.) – cow ______________ bovibus G:____________ #: ______________ Case(s):_________ • parvus, parva, parvum – small porcus, porcī (m.) – pig ________________ porcī G:____________ #: ______________ Case(s):_________

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