1. Chapter 34- The Commissatio
Positive, Comparative, and Superlative Adjectives

3. Notice vexatior– what do you think that means?

4. Vexatissma?

5. Aurelia vexata
Aurelia vexatior
Aurelia vexatissima
porcus pinguis
porcus pinguior
porcus pinguissimus

6. Degrees of Adjectives
The adjectives that we have been seeing in the stories are positive adjectives- this form is the basis of forming the other degrees- comparative and superlative
RULE 1: There are three degrees of adjectives: positive ("big"), comparative ("bigger") and superlative ("biggest").
RULE 2: The regular comparative ending in Latin is -ior, -ioris. No matter the declension of the positive adjective, all comparatives belong to third declension (but are not i-stem!).
RULE 3: The regular superlative ending in Latin is -issimus, -a, -um. All superlatives belong to first/second declension.

7. Way to remember…
-ior = more
-issimus = best

8. To Form:
1. Find your stem (take off the ending)
Brevis- brev laetus- laet
2. What form are you using? Comparative- add -ior to your stem
Superlative- add -issimus to your stem
Remember- adjectives still must match in case, number, and gender!

9. Give the Comparative and Superlative of the forms below.
Practice!
Give the Comparative and Superlative of the forms below.
Example: Notus, notior, notissimus
notus, a, um molestus, a, um mirus, a, um
magnificus, a, um fortis, -is, -e paratus, a, um
oppressus, a, um brevis, -is, -e pinguis, -is, -e

10. However… not all adjectives are regular…
Bonus, a, um- good parvus, a, um- small
melior, melius- better minor, minus- smaller
Optimus, a, um- best minimus, a, um - smallest
Malus, a, um- bad multus, a, um- much
Peior, peius- worse plus- more
Pessimus, a, um- worst plurimus, a, um- most
Magnus, a, um- big
Maior, maius – bigger Write these down! We will
Maximus, a, um- biggest have a separate quiz on these!

11. Practice with Irregular Adjectives
Note that many of these irregular adjectives are used in the English language.
Write down three derivatives of the irregular adjectives.

12. Declensions
Positive and Superlative Adjectives decline just like regular 1st and 2nd declension nouns and adjectives
The Comparative degree declines like a 3rd declension noun, EXCEPT
- 3rd person singular ending is -i, not -e
- neuter nominative and accusative plurals end in -a, not -ia
Genitive plural ending is -um not - ium

13. Practice!!

14. Look at each picture. Write 3 noun
Adjective pairs using positive,
Comparative and superlative adjectives.
Then, rank the pictures, write 3
sentences- which is good, better, best.

15. Vocab
The bridge _________________
Collapsus est -
She/he/it collapsed

16. You create a ______ tape
Misceo, miscere, miscui, mixtus, a, um
To mix

17. I will ______ the sink.
Haurio, haurire, hausi, haustus, a,um
To drain

18. When writing a poem, Roman poets would _________ the muses.
Invoco, -are, -avi, -atus
invoke

19. The President _______ Supreme Court
Justices.
Creo, -are, -avi, -atus
To appoint