2.  Most adjectives use the following superlative form:  1. find the base inimicus, inimica, inimicum inimic--- (drop the –a or -is to get the base)  2. add -issim- to the base of the adjective inimicissim---  3. add 1-2 nd declension endings to the –issim- inimicissimos pueros  4. when you add the endings they must agree with the noun in gender, number and case

3. She is a very irritating girl Est puella molestissima molestus, molesta, molestum drop the a molest--- add the issim--- Make the ending agree with puella molestissima

4. I was fighting with a very strong soldier. Cum fortissimo milite pugnabam fortis, forte get the base by dropping the –is fort --- add -issim- fortissim- make the ending agree with milite fortissimo

5.  What declension endings are used for ALL superlative forms? 1 st and 2 nd  What determines the case, number and gender of the ending for the adjective ? The noun it modifies.  Do superlative forms always match the noun they modify?  NO

6.  There are three ways to translate a superlative  most…  very…  ----est

7.  a very friendly dog (acc. singular) canis, canis; amicus, amica, amicum  a most irritating woman (dat. sing.) molestus, molesta, molestum; femina, feminae  the happiest days (acc. pl.) laetus, laeta, laetum; dies, diei (this noun is masc.)

8.  canem amicissimum  feminae molestissimae  laetissimos dies

9. 1. Hic est altissimus. 2. Ille est brevissimus. 3. In ingentissima villa habito. 4. Noster exercitus cum fortissimo hoste pugnavit. 5. Servis defessissimis aquam portabimus. 6. Fabulam mirissimam de te audivi.

10.  When you put quam next to the superlative adjective it indicates the highest degree possible.  Translate the adjective using the phrase as------as possible  When you do this, you no longer use most, very or ---est

11.  quam laetissima sum I am as happy as possible

12. 1. Ille canis est quam ferissimus. 2. Dux est quam iratissimus. 3. Hi erant quam inimicissimi. 4. Noster rex est quam sapientissimus. 5. Ille est quam scelestissimus.

13.  Only adjectives that end in –er in the masculine, singular follow these steps. Words like acer, acris, acre ; miser, misera, miserum  Take the word that ends in –er acer ---  Do NOT drop anything acer---  Add –rim- acerrim--  Use 1 st -2 nd decl endings milites acerrimos

14.  acerrimos milites = fiercest soldiers  pulcherrimam urbem = the most beautiful city  miserrimus servus = very miserable slave

15.  Notice that for these adjectives you do NOT get the base of the adjective  You always use the word that ends in –er  These words will always have the first word in the vocabulary list ending in – er  acer, acris, acre  celer, celeris, celere  miser, misera, miserum

16.  The most miserable soldiers – nom. pl.  A very beautiful woman - acc. sing.  The swiftest horse - dat. sing. miles, militis / miser, misera, miserum femina, feminae / pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum equus, equi / celer, celeris, celere

17.  milites miserrimi  feminam pulcherrimam  equo celerrimo

18.  There are six words that form the superlative in their own way.  The six words are:  difficilis  facilis  dissimilis  similis  humilis  gracilis

19.  Find the base  Add –lim-  Use 1 st -2 nd decl endings  A most difficult day – accusative singular  difficillimum diem  difficil - the base  difficillim – the base + lim—  difficillimum – the base + lim + ending which agrees with diem

20.  most difficult wars (acc. pl.)  very thin cow (dat. sing.)  very humble men (nom. pl)  most similar friends (abl. pl.) bellum, belli; difficilis, difficile bos, bovis; gracilis, gracile vir, viri; humilis, humile amicus, amici; similis, simile

21.  bella difficillima  bovi gracillimae  viri humillimi  amicis simillimis

22. Most Adjectives 1. Find the base 2. Add issim— 3. Add 1 st – 2 nd decl endings Adjectives ending in –er 1. Use the word ending in –er 2. Add -rim— 3. Add 1 st -2 nd decl endings Six Special Words 1. Find base 2. Add –lim- 3. Add 1 st – 2 nd decl endings