Degrees of Adjectives
Quam
Ablative of Comparison
Forms
Miscellaneous
100
This degree of adjective compares an item to one other item.
What is comparative?
100
This is what quam is translated as when following a comparative adjective.
What is "than"?
100
In the ablative of comparison, this is omitted.
What is quam?
100
These are the nominative singular endings for the superlative degree.
What is "-issimus", "-issima", "-issimum"?
100
The greatest Latin teacher on the face of the planet.
Who is Dr. Inman?
200
This degree of adjective compares an item to two or more items.
What is superlative?
200
When quam means "as ... as possible", it is preceding an ablative in this degree.
What is superlative?
200
This is put into the ablative case in the formation of the ablative of comparison.
What is the second item being compared?
200
The genitive ending for comparatives
What is "-iōris"?
200
The sentence structure being used here: Hic auctor est clārior quam ille.
What is comparative of degree?
300
The suffix the superlative is translated with in English
What is "-est"?
300
The type of comparative quam is used with
What is comparative of degree?
300
In the ablative of comparison, the two possible cases of the first item being compared.
What is nominative or accusative?
300
The first step in forming a comparative or superlative adjective is finding this.
What is the base of the positive degree?
300
The word in this sentence in the comparative degree: Quibusdam librīs sapientissimīs lēctīs, illa vitia turpiōra vītāvimus.
What is turpiōra?
400
This degree of adjective indicates a quality or quantity of an object.
What is positive?
400
The type of superlative quam is used with
What is superlative of eminence?
400
The difference in meaning between sentence structures with "quam" and the ablative of comparison.
What is no difference?
400
The nominative singular endings of the comparative
What is "-ior" (m/f), "-ius" (n)?
400
The word comparing two items in this sentence, translated as the English word "than": Ille dux putāvit patriam esse sibi cāriōrem quam vītam.
What is quam?
500
The suffix in English that the comparative is translated with
What is "-er"?
500
Hī puerī sunt beatiōrēs quam illās puellās. This is an example of quam being used with this degree of adjectives.
What is comparative?
500
The preposition used with the ablative of comparison.
What is no preposition?
500
The nominative singular translation of the comparative degree of potēns
What is potentissimus, -a, -um?
500
The original degree of an adjective
What is positive?
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