Expertlatin
- What is the use of QUAM?
- What are the two ways to compare things in Latin?
- How do you form comparative adverbs in Latin?
What is the use of QUAM?
Quam can also be used with superlatives, but when it is, it means something totally different: “as (whatever the adjective is) as possible, the most (whatever the adjective is) possible.” [Yes, another use of quam! That makes what? Three hundred? Well, it's really not totally new.
What are the two ways to compare things in Latin?
You may use the Ablative of Comparison: ego beatior sum illo. 2. You may use quam = "than" with the standard in the same case as the entity compared: ego beatior sum quam ille. The Ablative of Comparison, however, can only be used when the thing-compared is in the Nominative or Accusative case.
How do you form comparative adverbs in Latin?
To form the comparative of most Latin adverbs, we use the accusative singular neuter of the comparative adjective and so the ending is often '-ius'.
