Adjectives (to L 9)

Question 1

2nd Declension “er” Adjective endings SINGULAR * using integer integra integrum

Answer 1

integer integra integrum

integri integrae integri

integro integrae integro

integrum integram integrum

integro integra integro

Question 2

2nd Declension “er” Adjective endings PLURAL * using integer integra integrum

Answer 2

integri integrae integra

integrorum integrarum integrorum

integris integris integris

integros integras integra

integris integris integris

Question 3

dexter dextra dextrum

Answer 3

right, right-hand

(DERIVATIVE: dexterity, destrous)

Question 4

sinister sinistra sinistrum

Answer 4

left, left-hand

(DERIVATIVE: sinister)

Question 5

integer integra integrum

Answer 5

whole, uninjured

(DERIVATIVE: integral, integer)

Question 6

pulcher pulchra pulchrum

Answer 6

beautiful (DERIVATIVE: pulchritude)

Question 7

sacer sacra sacrum

Answer 7

sacred (DERIVATIVE: sacred sacrifice)

Question 8

aeger aegra aegrum

Answer 8

sick, ill

Question 9

piger pigra pigrum

Answer 9

lazy

Question 10

asper aspera asperum

Answer 10

rough, harsh, sharp

(DERIVATIVE: asperity)

Question 11

miser misera miserum

Answer 11

wretched

(DERIVATIVE: miserable)

Question 12

liber libera liberum

Answer 12

free

(DERIVATIVE: liberty)

Question 13

2nd Declension “-er” Adjective endings SINGULAR

Answer 13

__ -a -um

• i -ae -i
• o -ae -o
• um -am -um
• o -a -o

Question 14

2nd Declension “-er” Adjective endings PLURAL

Answer 14

• i -ae -a
• orum -arum -orum
• is -is -is
• os -as -a
• is -is -is

Question 15

What is the only difference between 1st and 2nd Declension Adjective endings (-us -a -um) and these new 2nd Declension “-er” endings (-er -a -um)?

Answer 15

The nominative singular is the only difference

Question 16

How can you tell whether to drop the “e” from a 2nd Declension “er” adjective?

Answer 16

Look at the dictionary form with the nominative singular for the masculine, feminine, and neuter, and notice whether the “e” is dropped in the feminine and neuter

ex:

integer, integra, integrum = “e” is dropped

miser, misera, miserum = “e” is not dropped

Question 17

Name the 8 kinds of Pronouns

Answer 17

Personal, Possessive

Reflexive, Intensive

Relative, Interrogative

Demonstrative, Indefinite

Question 18

A noun must be written in the genitive case to be possessive. Meus, tuus, noster, and vester are possessive by definition, so they can be written in WHICH case(s).

Answer 18

ALL cases

Question 19

meus mea meum

Answer 19

my (m., f., n.)

PPA (Posessive Pronoun Adjective)

Question 20

tuus tua tuum

Answer 20

your (m., f., n.)

PPA (Posessive Pronoun Adjective)

Question 21

noster nostra nostrum

Answer 21

our (m., f., n.) PPAPPA (Posessive Pronoun Adjective)

Question 22

vester vestra vestrum

Answer 22

your (pl.) (m., f., n.)

PPA (Posessive Pronoun Adjective)

Question 23

brevis brevis breve

Answer 23

short, brief

derivatives: brief, brevity

Question 24

fácilis fácilis fácile

Answer 24

easy

derivatives: facility

Question 25

difficilis difficilis difficile

Answer 25

difficult

derivatives: difficulty

Question 26

fortis fortis forte

Answer 26

strong, brave

derivatives: fortitude, fort

Question 27

gravis gravis grave

Answer 27

heavy, serious, severe

derivatives: gravity

Question 28

omnis omnis omne

Answer 28

each, every (singular)

all (plural)

derivatives: omnipresent, omnibus, omniscient

Question 29

turpis turpis turpe

Answer 29

shameful, disgraceful

derivatives: turpitude

Question 30

dulcis dulcis dulce

Answer 30

sweet, pleasant

derivatives: dulcimer

Question 31

fidelis, fidelis, fidele

Answer 31

faithful

derivatives: fidelity

Question 32

nóbilis nóbilis nóbile

Answer 32

noble

derivatives: nobility

Question 33

What is the one difference between

the 3rd Declension Adjective endings (M/F and N)

and

the 3rd Declension i-stem Noun endings (M/F and N)?

Answer 33

the M/F ablative singular

is an “i” ending in the 3rd Declension M/F Adjectives

but

it is an “e” ending in the 3rd Declension M/F i-stem Nouns

Question 34

Recite the 3rd Declension M/F Adjective endings with the model noun “brevis, breve”

Answer 34

brevis—–breves

brevis—–brévium

brevi——brévibus

brevem–breves

brevi——brévibus

Question 35

What two nouns are involved with every form of meus, tuus, noster, and vester?

Answer 35

the NOUN MODIFIED

and

the UNDERSTOOD ANTECEDENT

(antecedent=the noun that the pronoun represents)

Question 36

Meus, tuus, noster, and vester are

Possessive Pronoun Adjectives

that function as adjectives and obey WHAT RULE?

Answer 36

the Adjective Agreement Rule

(they agree with their nouns in gender, number, and case)

Question 37

A noun must be written in the genitive case to be possessive.

Meus, tuus, noster, and vester are possessive by definition, so they can be written in WHICH case(s)?

Answer 37

ALL cases

Question 38

meus mea meum

Answer 38

my (m., f., n.)

PPA (Posessive Pronoun Adjective)

Question 39

tuus tua tuum

Answer 39

your (m., f., n.)

PPA (Posessive Pronoun Adjective)

Question 40

noster nostra nostrum

Answer 40

our (m., f., n.)

PPA (Posessive Pronoun Adjective)

Question 41

vester vestra vestrum

Answer 41

your (pl.) (m., f., n.)

PPA (Posessive Pronoun Adjective)

Question 42

What pattern do these Possessive Pronoun Adjectives follow?

meus mea meum (meus, -a, -um)

tuus tua tuum (tuus, -a, -um)

Answer 42

1st and 2nd Declension Adjective pattern

model noun: bonus -a -um

Question 43

What pattern should we notice about the endings for noster nostra nostrum and “vester vestra vestrum”?

Answer 43

They are “er” adjectives like “integer, integra, integrum”