NOUN/ADJECTIVE AGREEMENT DECLENSIONS/TYPES OF ADJECTIVES: 1. 1ST/2ND DECLENSION: laetus, -a, -um – happy; pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum - beautiful 2. 3rd DECLENSION: fortis, fortis, forte – strong/brave 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 will be the SAME as the GENDER of the noun thus, a feminine noun = 1st decl. adj. endings, masculine noun = 2nd decl. adj. endings

THE RULES!!! ADJECTIVES must “agree” with the nouns they describe/modify in 3 ways: Gender (masculine/feminine/neuter) Number (singular/plural) Case (nom., gen., dat., acc., abl., voc.) The NOUN will give you all the info. 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” _______________puellam 1.) G – 2.) # - 3.) Case -

More Rules!!! _________________mercatore (Declen. =_____) 1.) G: 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 (Declen. =_____) 1.) G: 2.) #: 3.) Case:

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

PRACTICE!!! 3RD DECLEN. ADJECTIVES MAKE THE FOLLOWING NOUNS AGREE WITH THE 3RD DECLENSION ADJECTIVES BELOW. 1. felix, felicis, felice – lucky canis, canis (f.) – dog _____________ canum G: N: C: 2. fortis, fortis, fortis – brave agricola, -ae (f.) – farmer _____________ agricolā