Latin Comparatives

The Three Degrees

Positive………………………………………………happy

Comparative……………….…happier/more happy

Superlative…….………………happiest/very happy

The Three Degrees

Positive………………………………………………happy

When describing ONE noun without
comparing to any others

Tom is happy.

The Three Degrees

When describing a common quality between
TWO nouns or entities

Tom is happier than Mary.

Comparative……………….…happier/more happy

The Three Degrees

When describing a common quality between
MORE THAN TWO nouns or entities

Tom is the happiest of all 25 students in the
room.

Superlative…….………………happiest/very happy

The Three Degrees - Irregular Adjectives

Positive…………………………………….many/much

Comparative…………………………….……….…more

Superlative…….……………………………………most

The Three Degrees - Irregular Adjectives

Positive………………………………………………..little

Comparative…………………………….……….…?

Superlative…….……………………………………?

How Latin does it

POSITIVE: How it looks in a vocabulary list:

Iratus: angry

How Latin does it

COMPARATIVE: Add -ior to the positive base and then 3rd declension endings
REGARDLESS of what the positive degree looks like

Iratus: angry uses 2nd degree endings, but watch…

Nominative

Accusative

Positive

iratus

iratum

Comparative

iratior

iratiorem

How Latin does it

SUPERLATIVE : Add -issim- to the positive base and then 1st and 2nd declension
endings REGARDLESS of what the positive degree looks like

Nominative

Accusative

Positive

iratus

iratum

Comparative

iratior

iratiorem

Superlative

iratissimus

iratissimum