O Fortuna Velut Luna Adjectives

O Fortuna Velut Luna

Latin Adjectives

Adjectives

• 1st/2nd declension adjectives > -us, -a, -um

• 3rd declension adjectives > -is, -is, -e

• the adjective must agreee with the noun it modifies in . . .

• gender / number / and case

1st / 2nd adjectives

masculine -us

femine -a

neuter -um

1st / 2nd adjectives

• puella laeta

• domina irata

• dominus saevus

• servus perterritus

• baculum longum

• templum magnum

Multiple Choice

give the adjective in its correct form;

aqua ______

• rapida

• rapidum

• rapidus

• rapidae

Multiple Choice

give the adjective in its correct form;

vir ______

• bona

• bonum

• bonus

• boni

Multiple Choice

give the adjective in its correct form;

forum ______

• magna

• magnum

• magnus

• magnae

3rd declension adjectives

masculine -is

feminine -is

neuter -e

the dictionary usually gives just 2 forms

-is; -e (masculine/feminine; neuter)

3rd declension adjectives

• mater gravis

• soror levis

• pater fortis

• rex stabilis

• iter difficile

• breve tempus

Multiple Choice

give the adjective in its correct form;

Venus ______

• dulcis

• dulce

• dulces

• dulcia

Multiple Choice

give the adjective in its correct form;

Apollo ______

• immortale

• immortalis

• immortales

• immortalia

Multiple Choice

give the adjective in its correct form;

opus ______

• communes

• communia

• commune

• communis

BUT REMEMBER!

YOU CAN MIX YOUR DECLENSIONS

nouns & adjectives must agree

in gender; number; and case (G / N / C)

• puella fidelis

• mater dulcis

• dominus crudelis

• adulescens doctus

• baculum breve

• litus longum

Multiple Choice

give the adjective in its correct form;

fortuna ______

• dētestābilis

• dētestābile

• dētestābiles

• dētestābilī

Multiple Choice

give the adjective in its correct form;

sors ______

• dissolūbilī

• dissolūbilis

• dissolūbiles

• dissolūbile

Multiple Choice

give the adjective in its correct form;

status ______

• suavis

• suave

• suaves

• suāvibūs

Multiple Choice

give the adjective in its correct form;

monstrum ______

• terribilis

• terribilē

• terribilēs

• terribilia

Multiple Choice

give the adjective in its correct form;

homo ______

• virile

• virilis

• viriles

• virīlibus

Remember - there are 2 kinds of adjectives in Latin

• 1st and 2nd declension adjectives > -us, -a, -um

• (masculine / feminine / neuter)

• 3rd declension adjectives > -is, -e

• (masculine / feminine / neuter)

• use your dictionary!