Positive, Comparative, and Superlative
Adjectives

Notice vexatior– what do you think that means?

Vexatissma?

Aurelia vexata Aurelia vexatior Aurelia vexatissima porcus pinguis porcus pinguior porcus pinguissimus

Degrees of Adjectives
• The adjectives that we have been seeing in the stories are positive adjectives- this form is the basis of forming the other degrees- comparative and superlative
RULE 1: There are three degrees of adjectives: positive ("big"), comparative
("bigger") and superlative ("biggest").
RULE 2: The regular comparative ending in Latin is ior , ioris . No matter the declension of the positive adjective, all comparatives belong to third declension (but are not i -stem!).
RULE 3: The regular superlative ending in Latin is issimus, -a, -um . All superlatives belong to first/second declension.

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1. Find your stem (take off the ending)
Brevis- brev laetus- laet
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2. What form are you using?
Comparative- add -ior to your stem
Superlative- add -issimus to your stem
Remember- adjectives still must match in case, number, and gender!

Give the Comparative and Superlative of the forms below.
Example: Notus, notior, notissimus notus, a, um magnificus, a, um paratus, a, um oppressus, a, um pinguis, -is, -e molestus, a, um fortis, -is, -e brevis, -is, -e mirus, a, um

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Bonus, a, um- good melior, melius- better
Optimus, a, um- best parvus, a, um- small minor, minus- smaller minimus, a, um - smallest
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Malus, a, um- bad
Peior, peius- worse multus, a, um- much plus- more
Pessimus, a, um- worst plurimus, a, um- most
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Magnus, a, um- big
Maior, maius – bigger
Maximus, a, um- biggest
Write these down! We will have a separate quiz on these!

Practice with Irregular Adjectives
Note that many of these irregular adjectives are used in the English language.
Write down three derivatives of the irregular adjectives.

Declensions
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Positive and Superlative Adjectives decline just like regular 1st and 2nd declension nouns and adjectives
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The Comparative degree declines like a 3rd declension noun, EXCEPT
- 3rd person singular ending is -i, not
-e
- neuter nominative and accusative plurals end in -a, not -ia
Genitive plural ending is -um not ium

Practice!!
http://www.quia.com/cm/58488.html?AP_rand=1740924172

Look at each picture. Write 3 noun
Adjective pairs using positive,
Comparative and superlative adjectives.
Then, rank the pictures, write 3 sentences- which is good, better, best.

The bridge _________________
Collapsus est -
She/he/it collapsed

You create a ______ tape
Misceo, miscere, miscui, mixtus, a, um
To mix

I will ______ the sink.
Haurio, haurire, hausi, haustus, a,um
To drain

When writing a poem, Roman poets would _________ the muses.
Invoco, -are, -avi, -atus invoke

The President _______ Supreme Court
Justices.
Creo, -are, -avi, -atus
To appoint