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• positive degree - vir beatus (a happy man)
• comparative degree - vir beatior (a happier man)
• superlative degree - vir beatissimus (the happiest man)

• the positie degree is learnedf rom the vocab
• the comparative and superlative forms of reg adj add suffixes to the base of the positive:

• positive............comparative.......superlative
• carus, a, um......carior, ius........carissimus, a, um
• longus, a, um....longior, ius.....longissimus, a, um
• felix..................felicior, ius.....felicissimus, a, um

• M/F
• carior (dearer), longior (longer), fortior (braver)

• N
• carius (dearer), longius (longer), fortius (braver)

• comparatives are two-ending adjectives of the 3rd decl.
• but are not i-stems
• M/F.........
• fortior.......fortiores
• fortioris.....fortiorum
• fortiori......fortioribus
• fortiorem...fortiores
• fortiore.....fortioribus

two-ending adjectives of the 3rd decl, but not i-stems

• N
• fortius...........fortiora
• fortioris.........fortiorum
• fortiori..........fortioribus
• fortius...........fortiora
• fortiore..........fortioribus

• comparitives may be translated with either more, or -er
• superlatives with either most, or -est

• the comparatie may have the force of rather, or too
• lux clarior - a rather bright light
• vita eius erat brevior - her life was too short

• the superlative may be translated with very, esp when comparing to what is usual or ideal
• vita eius erat brevissimus
• his/her life was very short

when quam follows a comparative, it is a coordinating conj. meaning than linking to things being compared

• eg. Hi libri sunt clariores quam illi.
• These books are more famous than those.

when quam preceeds a superlative, it functions adverbially indicating that the person/thing has the greatest possible degree of this quality.

• eg. Amicus meus erat vir quam iucundissimus.
• My friend was the most pleasant man.

when the element being compared was nominative or accusative, quam was often omitted and the second element followed in the ablative.

• Consilia tua sunt clariora luce.
• Your plans are clearer than light.

(cf. Consilia tua sunt clariora quam lux, which means the same thing)

cena, cenae, f.

forum, fori, n,

lex, legis, f.

limen, liminis,n.

lux, lucis, f.

mensa, mensae, f.

nox, noctis, f.

somnus, somni, m

somnium, somnii,n.

• quidam, quaedam, quiddam (prnoun) quoddam (adj)
• gen. (cuiusdam, dat. cuidam)

pudicus, pudica, pudicum

superbus, superba, superbum

tristis, triste (3rd decl adj in 2)

turpis, turpe (3rd decl adj in two)

urbanus, urbana, urbanum

prae, prep + abl.

quam

tantum, adv

invito, invitare, invitavi, invitatum (1)