1. Adjectives in Latin Latin I Grammar Lesson

2. Use of Adjectives  Adjectives describe nouns  The good boy Good describes boy Good describes boy  The happy dog Happy describes dog Happy describes dog

3. Use of Adjectives  The English adjective typically comes before the noun. The happy dog The happy dog The good boy The good boy

4. Latin Adjectives  In Latin, the adjective typically follows the nouns.  The noun is given more emphasis. The dog (I mean the happy one…) The dog (I mean the happy one…)

5. Agreement of Nouns and Adjectives  Okay, if the adjective follows the noun, then how do we know which noun it describes?  Use the endings!

6. Agreement of Nouns and Adjectives  Adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in 3 ways: 1.Case 2.Number 3.Gender

7. Latin Adjectives  Examples: The evil slave attacked the good girl.  Evil describes slave  Good describes girl

8. Latin Adjectives  Remember: Latin Adjectives must be in the same case, number, and gender as the nouns they describe!

9. Latin Adjectives  The good girls love their big family.  “girl” and “good” must be in the same case, number, and gender  The word “girls” is the subject: Nominative case, plural, feminine

10. Latin Adjectives  The good girls love their big family.  “big” and “family” must be in the same case, number, and gender  The word “family” is the D.O.: accusative case, singular, feminine

11. Latin Adjectives  The good girls love their big family.  (Puellae bonae) (magnam familiam) amant.

12. Latin Adjectives  Must Latin nouns and adjectives have the same ending?  No

13. Latin Adjectives  Latin nouns and adjectives only have to agree in case, number, and gender  They do not have to look the same

14. Latin Adjectives Rex magnus Puerum similem Agricola senex  All of these pairs have the same case, number, and gender  They just belong to different declensions

15. Latin Adjectives  If the adjectives and nouns belong to different declensions, just use the endings that correspond to each word.  Don’t worry if they don’t match; they only have to agree.