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Title: Adjectives


1
Adjectives
  • Adjectives must match the case, number, and
    gender of the nouns they modify.

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  • multas villas, multos agros, multas arbores
    vident.
  • They see many houses, many fields, many trees.
  • Omnes villas, omnes agros, omnes arbores vident.
  • They see all the houses, all the fields, all the
    trees.

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  • 3rd declension adjectives have 3rd declension
    endings.
  • As with the 1st and 2nd declension adjectives
    previously learned, they must agree with the
    nouns they describe in case, number, and gender.
  • Breve tempore, raeda immobilis, feminae fortes

4
  • Stat immobilis Marcus
  • Marcus stands motionless.
  • Immobilis is an adjective modifying Marcus and is
    therefore nominative, masculine, and singular to
    agree with the subject of stat.

5
An Adjective must agree with the noun that it
modifies in ____________, _______________, and
________________________.
case
number
gender
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  • Sextus omnes puellas amant
  • Sextus loves all girls
  • puellas is a 1st declension noun.
  • Omnis, omne is a 3rd declension adjective.
  • The noun-adjective pair (omnes puellas) agree,
    but they do not have identical endings.

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  • Omne templum habet cellam
  • Every temple has a sanctuary.
  • Templum is a 2nd declension noun.
  • Omnis, omne is a 3rd declension adjective.
  • The noun-adjective pair (omne templum) agree, but
    they do not have identical endings.

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Singular of 3rd Declension Adjective
Masculine and Feminine Neuter
Nominative Omnis Omne
Genitive Omnis Omnis
Dative Omni Omni
Accusative Omnem Omne
Ablative Omni Omne
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Plural of 3rd Declension Adjective
Masculine and Feminine Neuter
Nominative Omnes Omnia
Genitive Omnium Omnium
Dative Omnibus Omnibus
Accusative Omnes Omnia
Ablative Omnibus Omnibus
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