Expertlatin
- Can an adjective modify a pronoun?
- Do adjectives modify subjects?
- What are the rules for Latin adjectives?
- Does the adjective follow the noun in Latin?
Can an adjective modify a pronoun?
WHAT IS AN ADJECTIVE? An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or pronoun to make the sentence clearer and more specific. Adjectives answer the following questions: What kind? How many?
Do adjectives modify subjects?
Adjectives are words that modify nouns. They are often called “describing words” because they give us further details about a noun, such as what it looks like (the white horse), how many there are (the three boys) or which one it is (the last house). Adjectives do not modify verbs or other adjectives.
What are the rules for Latin adjectives?
In Latin, adjectives must agree with nouns in number, case, and gender. Thus, a feminine nominative singular noun must be modified by the feminine nominative singular form of the adjective, while a masculine nominative singular noun is modified by a masculine nominative singular adjective.
Does the adjective follow the noun in Latin?
In Latin, an adjective can either precede or follow its noun: for example, "a good man" can be both bonus vir or vir bonus. Some kinds of adjectives are more inclined to follow the noun, others to precede, but "the precise factors conditioning the variation are not immediately obvious".
