1st/2nd declension adjectives Flashcards

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1
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What is an adjective?

A

An adjective is a word used to describe a noun

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2
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Where would an adjective normally be placed?

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Before the noun that it describes, but sometimes afterwards

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3
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In what ways must an adjective agree with the noun that it describes

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In

  • gender (masculine, feminine or neuter)
  • number (singular or plural)
  • case (nominative, vocative, accusative, genitive, dative or ablative)
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4
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What are the 2 main groups of adjectives.

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  • Declines like first and second declension nouns
  • Declines like third declension nouns
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What are the endings for first/second declension adjectives -

  • masculine
  • singular
  • all 6 cases
    • ​nom
    • voc
    • acc
    • gen
    • dat
    • abl
A
  • nom - US
  • voc - E
  • acc - UM
  • gen -I
  • dat - O
  • abl - O
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What are the endings for first/second declension adjectives -

  • feminine
  • singular
  • all 6 cases
    • ​nom
    • voc
    • acc
    • gen
    • dat
    • abl
A
  • nom - A
  • voc - A
  • acc - AM
  • gen -E
  • dat - E
  • abl - A
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What are the endings for first/second declension adjectives -

  • neuter
  • singular
  • all 6 cases
    • ​nom
    • voc
    • acc
    • gen
    • dat
    • abl
A
  • nom - UM
  • voc - UM
  • acc - UM
  • gen -I
  • dat -O
  • abl - O
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What are the endings for first/second declension adjectives -

  • masculine
  • plural
  • all 6 cases
    • ​nom
    • voc
    • acc
    • gen
    • dat
    • abl
A
  • nom - I
  • voc - I
  • acc - OS
  • gen -ORUM
  • dat - IS
  • abl - IS
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What are the endings for first/second declension adjectives -

  • feminine
  • plural
  • all 6 cases
    • ​nom
    • voc
    • acc
    • gen
    • dat
    • abl
A
  • nom - E
  • voc - E
  • acc - AS
  • gen -ARUM
  • dat - IS
  • abl - IS
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What are the endings for first/second declension adjectives -

  • neuter
  • plural
  • all 6 cases
    • ​nom
    • voc
    • acc
    • gen
    • dat
    • abl
A
  • nom - A
  • voc - A
  • acc - A
  • gen -ORUM
  • dat - IS
  • abl - IS
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Decline novus (for masculine nouns)

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Singular

  • nom - novus
  • voc - nove
  • acc - novum
  • gen -novi
  • dat - novo
  • abl - novo

Plural

  • nom -novi
  • voc - novi
  • acc - novos
  • gen -novorum
  • dat - novis
  • abl - novis
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Decline nova (for feminine nouns)

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Singular

  • nom - nova
  • voc - nova
  • acc - novam
  • gen -nove
  • dat - nova
  • abl - nova

Plural

  • nom -nove
  • voc - nove
  • acc - novas
  • gen -novarum
  • dat - novis
  • abl - novis
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Decline novum (for neuter nouns)

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Singular

  • nom - novum
  • voc - novum
  • acc - novum
  • gen -novi
  • dat - novo
  • abl - novo

Plural

  • nom -nova
  • voc - nova
  • acc - nova
  • gen -novorum
  • dat - novis
  • abl - novis
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