# KLatin Notes - Adjectives

Adjectives are words to describe nouns, and so they agree with the nouns. Agreeing means that they match the noun they refer to in three ways: gender, number, and case.

## 1st and 2nd Declension Adjectives (212)

SINGULAR | Like Servus | Like Puella | Like Bellum
Nominative | bon-us | bon-a | bon-um
Vocative | bon-e | bon-a | bon-um
Accusative | bon-um | bon-am | bon-um
Genitive | bon-i | bon-ae | bon-i
Dative | bon-o | bon-ae | bon-o
Ablative | bon-o | bon-a | bon-o
PLURAL |  |  |
Nominative | bon-i | bon-ae | bon-a
Vocative | bon-i | bon-ae | bon-a
Accusative | bon-os | bon-as | bon-a
Genitive | bon-orum | bon-arum | bon-orum
Dative | bon-is | bon-is | bon-is
Ablative | bon-is | bon-is | bon-is

## 3rd Declension Adjectives (333)

SINGULAR | Like Rex | Like Rex | Like Opus
Nominative | trist-is | trist-is | trist-e
Vocative | trist-is | trist-is | trist-e
Accusative | trist-em | trist-em | trist-e
Genitive | trist-i | trist-i | trist-is
Dative | trist-is | trist-is | trist-i
Ablative | trist-i | trist-i | trist-i
PLURAL |  |  |
Nominative | trist-es | trist-es | trist-ia
Vocative | trist-es | trist-es | trist-ia
Accusative | trist-es | trist-es | trist-ia
Genitive | trist-ium | trist-ium | trist-ium
Dative | trist-ibus | trist-ibus | trist-ibus
Ablative | trist-ibus | trist-ibus | trist-ibus

## Comparison of Adjectives

Positive | Comparative | Superlative | Notes
Normal form of Adjective | Stem + ior,-ius | Stem + issimus,-a,-um |
|  | Stem + rimus,-a,-um | For adjectives which end with -er. For example: acer-rimus,-a,-um
|  | Stem + limus,-a,-um | For adjectives which end with -ilis. For example: facil-limus,-a,-um
|  | Per/Prae + Adjective |