1. good, better, best … brave, braver, bravest!
Degrees of Adjectives
good, better, best …
brave, braver, bravest!

2. Adjectives have 3 degrees
Positive is used to describe something.
The car is big.
Comparative is used to compare that one thing is more ___ than something else.
The red car is bigger than the yellow car.
Superlative is used to say that something is the most ____ or very ___.
The green car is the biggest.

3. Latin Degrees of Adjectives
You already know many regular adjectives.
Marcus est laetus.
Marcus is happy.
Comparative adjectives end in –ior or –iores.
Quintus est laetior quam Marcus.
Quintus is happier than Marcus.
Remember that superlative adjectives end in
–issimus or –errimus.
Salvius est laetissimus.
Salvius is very happy (happiest).

4. Degrees for Regular Adjectives
ferox, ferocior, ferocissimus
fierce, fiercer, fiercest
pulcher, pulchrior, pulcherrimus
pretty, prettier, prettiest
ignavus, ignavior, ignavissimus
lazy, lazier, laziest
ingens, ingentior, ingentissimus
huge, more huge, most huge

5. Degrees of irregular adjectives
magnus, maior, maximus
big, bigger, biggest
parvus, minor, minimus
small, smaller, smallest
bonus, melior, optimus
good, better, best/very good
malus, peior, pessimus
bad, worse, worst/very bad
multus, plus, plurimus
many/much, more, most
These must be memorized!

6. Remember Adjective Agreement
An adjective must agree with the noun it modifies in case, number, and gender.
canis magnus but villa magna
a big dog (masculine) … a big house (feminine)
servus ignavior but servi ignaviores
the lazier slave (singular) … the lazier slaves (plural)
vinum optimum but cenam optimam
the best wine (neuter) … the best dinner (feminine)