1st and 2nd declension Adjectives EVERY ADJECTIVE MUST AGREE WITH THE NOUN IT MODIFIES IN NUMBER GENDER & CASE

NUMBER• IF THE NOUN IS SING SO MUST THE ADJECTIVE BE SINGULAR

• puella bona, puellae bonae, puellae bonae, puellam bonam, puellA bonA

• IF THE NOUN IS PLURAL SO MUST THE ADJECTIVE BE PLURAL

• puellae bonae, puellarum bonarum, puellis bonis, puellas bonas, puellis bonis

1st and 2nd declension adjective chart• M F N M F

N

• Nom: bonus bona bonum boni bonae bona

• Gen: boni bonae boni bonorum bonarum bonorum

• Dat: bono bonae bono bonis bonis bonis

• Acc bonum bonam bonum bonos bonas bona

• Abl bono bonA bono bonis bonis bonis

Gender (and here’s the rub)• If the noun is masculine so must the adjective be masculine

• If it is feminine, I need the feminine adjective

• If Neuter, then I need the neuter endings.

• Pretty simple, but what about words like Nauta, ae, m, sailor?

• Nota Bene: I need masculine endings for the adj...use the adj chart

Case and Practice• Case is easy...if the noun is dative I need the dative of the adjective

• etc, etc, so let’s practice

• to the good friend

• for the good girls

• of the good horses

• of the good sailors

• The bad boy waits for the good girls.

CASE• Case is easy...if the noun is dative I need the dative of the adjective

• etc, etc, so let’s practice

• to the good friend amico bono (dat/masc/sing)

• for the good girls puellis bonis (dat/fem/pl)

• of the good horses equorum bonorum (gen/masc/pl)

• of the good sailors nautarum bonorum (gen/masc/pl)

• The bad boy waits for the good girls. Puer malus puellas bonas expectat.