Transcript Matching Adjectives with Nouns

Matching Adjectives with
Nouns
Latin I
st
1
Declension Feminine
CASE
SING
PLUR
NOM
a
ae
GEN
ae
arum
DAT
ae
is
ACC
am
as
ABL
a
is
Tune: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
nd
2
Declension Masculine
CASE
SING
PLUR
NOM
us/er
i
GEN
i
orum
DAT
o
is
ACC
um
os
ABL
o
is
Tune: Jingle Bells
3rd Declension
Masculine/Feminine
CASE
SING
PLUR
NOM
----
es
GEN
is
um
DAT
i
ibus
ACC
em
es
ABL
e
ibus
Tune: Jeopardy
NEUTER
2nd Declension
Neuter
3rd Declension
Neuter
CASE SING
PLUR
CASE SING
PLUR
NOM um
a
NOM ---
a
GEN
i
orum
GEN
is
um
DAT
o
is
DAT
i
ibus
ACC
um
a
ACC
---
a
ABL
o
is
ABL
e
ibus
Tune: Wish Upon A Star
Tune: Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
NEUTER NOUNS
2nd Declension
Neuter Nouns
• Auxilium
•Baculum
•Cisium
•Cubiculum
•Periculum
•Vehiculum
•Vestigium
•Triclinium
•Tablinium
•Praesidium
•Donum
•Olivetum
3rd Declension
Neuter Nouns
• Iter, Itineris
•Murmur, Murmuris
•Nomen, Nominis
•Onus, Oneris
•Tempus, temporis
Practice!
Identify the GENDER, DECLENSION, NUMBER, AND CASE of each of
the following nouns.
Mater
Feminine
3rd Declension
Nominative
Singular
Nuntiis
Masculine
2nd Decl Masc
Dative [or Ablative]
Plural
Rivos
Masculine
2nd Decl Masc
Accusative
Plural
Lanarum
Feminine
1st Decl Fem
Genitive
Plural
Tempore
Neuter
3rd Decl Neuter
Ablative
Singular
Vestigia
Neuter
2nd Decl Neuter
Nominative [or Accusative]
Plural
All adjectives must agree in gender number
and case with the word it modifies.
Use declension charts for adjectives to find
Matching
with
Adjectives!
theNouns
appropriate
endings.
1st and 2nd declension adjectives agree AND match
endings with 1st and 2nd declension nouns.
1st and 2nd declension adjectives agree but DO NOT
MATCH endings with 3rd declension nouns.
For Example…
Describe ramos with the adj. magnus,-a,-um.
Step 1: Identify the gender,
declension, case, and number of
the noun.
Step 2: Use the declension chart
to find the ending for the
adjective which corresponds
with the noun.
Since Magnus is a 1st and 2nd
declension adjective and Ramos
is a 2nd declension noun, the
endings will agree and match.
Here, the adj comes before the
noun b/c it indicates size.
Gender: Masculine
Decl: 2nd Masc
Case: Accusative
Number: Plural
Magnos
Gender: Masc > use 2nd decl chart
Case: Accusative
Number: Plural
Identify the ending on the declension
chart and use the ending for the
adjective.
Answer: magnos ramos
For Example…
Describe vehicula with the adj. Magnus,-a,-um.
Step 1: Identify the gender,
declension, case, and number of
the noun.
Step 2: Use the declension chart
to find the ending for the
adjective which corresponds
with the noun.
Since Magnus is a 1st and 2nd
declension adjective and Vehicula
is a 2nd declension noun, the
endings will agree and match.
Here, the adj comes before the
noun b/c it indicates size.
Gender: Neuter
Decl: 2nd Neut
Case: Nominative
Number: Plural
Magna
Gender: Neuter > use 2nd N chart
Case: Nominative
Number: Plural
Identify the ending on the declension
chart and use the ending for the
adjective.
Answer: magna vehicula
For Example…
Describe vocum with the adjective bonus,-a,-um.
Step 1: Identify the gender,
declension, case, and number of
the noun.
Step 2: Use the declension chart
to find the ending for the
adjective which corresponds
with the noun.
Since Bonus is a 1st and 2nd
declension adjective and Vocum
is a 3rd declension noun, the
endings will not match, but they
will agree.
Gender: Feminine
Decl: 3rd F
Case: Genitive
Number: Plural
DOES
NOT
MATCH
BUT
AGREES
Bonarum
Gender: Feminine > use 1st decl chart
Case: Genitive
Number: Plural
Identify the ending on the declension
chart and use the ending for the
adjective.
Answer: vocum bonarum
Practice!
Match the adjectives with the nouns.
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