Regular Adjectives
These are the are the gender endings for 1st and 2nd declension adjectives in the positive, nominative form. (These are the same as the nominative endings for 1st and 2nd declension nouns)
What are -us, -a, and -um? (Bonus points if you can name which ending is which gender)
This word describes nouns.
What is an adjective?
The positive form of the word "good" in Latin.
Quid est bonus?
These are the three sports Mr. Dubak played in High School and College.
What is Baseball, Cross Country, and Frisbee?
These are the are the gender endings for regular adjectives in the comparative, nominative form.
What are the endings -ior and -ius? (Bonus points if you can name which ending is which gender)
This word is the key person, thing, idea (noun) being discussed in a sentence. In Latin, this word is in the nominative form.
What is a subject?
The comparative form of the word multus (Eng=Much, Many).
Quid est plus?
This was what Mr. Dubak studied in University.
What is politics? (and Latin!)
These are the gender endings for regular superlative, nominative adjectives.
What are -issimus, -issima, -issimum?
This is an adjective that describes or modifies the subject of a sentence AND follows the verb "to be" (In Latin this is the word "Sum, Esse, Fui, Futurum").
What is a predicate adjective?
This is the Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Superlative form of the English word "Big".
Quid est maximus?
This is what Mr. Dubak's wife is called by her students.
Who is Mrs. Dubak?
This is how the positive adjective altus, -a, -um would match the noun patrem.
Quid est altum?
This is how you determine the case and gender that an adjective ought to be.
What is the case and gender of the noun being modified?
This is the Feminine, Singular, Accusative, Positive form of the word "Small".
Quid est paruam?
This is how you respond at the beginning of Mr. Dubak's Latin II classes. (Your answer must be formulated in Latin)
Quid est "Salve Magister"?
This is how the comparative form of beatus, -a, -um would match the noun vitas.
Quid est beatiores?
These are principal endings for the masculine, feminine, and neuter superlatives for regular adjectives.
What form are the -issimus, -issima, and -issimum endings associated?
This is the Dative, Plural, Feminine, Comparative form for the English word "Bad".
Quid est Peioribus?
This is the full name of Mr. Dubak.
Who is Mister Period Dubak?