COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES

Adjectives have 3 Degrees:

POSITIVE

COMPARATIVE

SUPERLATIVE

•Simple trait•“tall”

•More of a trait•“taller”

•Most of a trait•“tallest”

Comparative: -ER, More…1. Find the STEM

2. Add -IOR for M & F -IUS for N

3. Decline like 3rd Declension nouns

altus

altior altius

NOM.

GEN.

DAT.

ACC.

ABL.

NOM.

GEN.

DAT.

ACC.

ABL.

altior

altiorialtioris

altioremaltiorealtiores

altioribusaltioresaltioribus

altiorum

altius

altiorialtioris

altiusaltiorealtiora

altioribusaltiora

altioribus

altiorum

rexregisregi

regemregeregesregumregibusregesregibus

tempustemporistemporitempustemporetemporatemporumtemporibus

temporatemporibus

NOM.

GEN.

DAT.

ACC.

ABL.

NOM.

GEN.

DAT.

ACC.

ABL.

altior

altiorialtioris

altioremaltiorealtiores

altioribusaltioresaltioribus

altiorum

altius

altiorialtioris

altiusaltiorealtiora

altioribusaltiora

altioribus

altiorum

Big Fat Formula

-IOR = -ER

Superlative: -EST, Most…

1. Find the STEM

2. Add -ISSIMUS

3. Decline like 1st & 2nd Decl. nouns

altus

altissimus

Big Fat Formula

-ISSIMUS = -EST

Superlative Exceptions

1. Adjectives whose first form end in -ER

2. Just add -RIMUS

acer

acerrimus

celer pulcher

celerrimuspulcherrimus

Superlative Exceptions

1. 6 Special adjectives that end in -LIS

facilisdifficilissimilisdissimilisgracilishumilis

easydifficultsimilardissimilargracefulhumble

Superlative Exceptions

1. Just add –LIMUS to the STEM

facilisdifficilissimilisdissimilisgracilishumilis

Superlative Exceptions

1. Just add –LIMUS to the STEM

facildifficilsimildissimilgracilhumil

limuslimus

limuslimus

limuslimus