Comparison Of Adjectives Flashcards
comparative degree of brave
braver, rather brave, too brave
superlative degree of brave
bravest, most brave, very brave
How to make a comparative Masculine/Feminine
stem + ior
How to make a comparative Neuter
stem + ius
how is the comparative adjective declined
declined like third declension adjectives
- um in genitive plural (not -ium)
- a in neuter nom/acc singular (not -ia)
M/F singular comparative of fortis -e
fortior, fortiorem, fortioris, fortiori, fortiore(-i)
Neuter singular comparative of fortis -e
fortius, fortius, fortioris, fortiori, fortiore(-i)
M/F plural comparative of fortis -e
fortiores, fortiores(-is), fortiorum, fortioribus fortioribus
Neuter plural comparative of fortis -e
fortiora, fortiora, fortiorum, fortioribus, fortioribus
How to form the superlative (masculine ends in -us)
stem + -issimus/issima/issimum
How are superlatives declined
like first-second adjectives
How to form the superlative (masculine ends in -er)
stem + -rimus/rima/rimum
How to form the superlative (six adjectives that end in -lis in M/F nominative singular)
stem + -limus/lima/limum
the six -lis adjectvies
facilis -e difficilis -e similis -e dissimilis -e gracilis -e humilis -e
quam + superlative
as…as possible
he is as brave as can be
Quam fortissimus est
quam fortissimus est
he is as brave as can be
irregular comparison
good, better, best
bonus -a -um
melior, melius
optimus -a -um
irregular comparison
bad, worse, worst
malus -a -um
peior, peius
pessimus -a -um
irregular comparison
great, greater, greatest
magnus -a -um
maior, maius
maximus -a -um
irregular comparison
small, smaller, smallest
parvus -a -um
minor, minus
minimus -a -um
irregular comparison
much, more, most/very many
multus -a -um
plus (neuter only in singular) plural: plures, plura
plurimus -a -um
positive degree of brave
brave
