Expertlatin
Adjective position 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".
- How do you write a Latin adjective?
- What are the rules for Latin adjectives?
- What order do words go in Latin?
- Can we put an adjective before and after a noun?
How do you write a Latin adjective?
To form the comparative of most Latin adjectives we use the ending '-ior' for the masculine and feminine forms and the ending '-ius' for the neuter form. For example: The comparative for pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum 'beautiful' is pulchrior (masculine), pulchrior (feminine) and pulchrius (neuter) 'more beautiful'.
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.
What order do words go in Latin?
But, although Latin word order can be very flexible, typical Latin word order generally follows the pattern Subject- Object-Verb (SOV). English word order is Subject-Verb-Object (SVO).
Can we put an adjective before and after a noun?
Adjectives in the first position - before the noun - are called ATTRIBUTIVE adjectives. Those in the second position - after the noun - are called PREDICATIVE adjectives. Notice that predicative adjectives do not occur immediately after the noun. Instead, they follow a verb.
