1. NOUN/ADJECTIVE AGREEMENT
DECLENSIONS/TYPES OF ADJECTIVES:
1. 1ST/2ND DECLENSION: laetus, -a, -um – happy; pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum - beautiful
2. 3rd DECLENSION: fortis, fortis, forte – strong/brave
audax, audacis, audace – bold
IDENTIFICATION OF ADJECTIVES:
Identified in the dictionary by the nominative, singular forms
ex. laetus, -a, -um – happy = 1st/2nd declension adj.***
ex. felix, felicis, felice – favorable = 3rd declension adj.
***NOTA BENE: GENDER of the adjective will be the SAME as the GENDER of the noun thus, a feminine noun = 1st decl. adj. endings, masculine noun = 2nd decl. adj. endings

2. THE RULES!!!
ADJECTIVES must “agree” with the nouns they describe/modify in 3 ways:
Gender (masculine/feminine/neuter)
Number (singular/plural)
Case (nom., gen., dat., acc., abl., voc.)
The NOUN will give you all the info. necessary to make the adjective agree with it.
e.g. Make “bonus, -a, -um – good” agree with the following form of, “puella, -ae (f.) – girl”
_______________puellam 1.) G –
2.) # -
3.) Case -

3. More Rules!!! _________________mercatore (Declen. =_____) 1.) G:
Adjectives will NOT always have the same “endings” as the nouns they describe.
e.g. Make bonus, -a, -um – good” agree with the following form of, “mercator, mercatoris (m.) – merchant”
_________________mercatore (Declen. =_____)
1.) G:
2.) #:
3.) Case:

4. PRACTICE!!!! Make the following adjectives AGREE with each noun.
1.) magnus, -a, -um – big servus, servī (m.) – slave
______________ servōrum
G:____________ #: ______________ Case(s):_________
alius, alia, alium – other nox, noctis (f.) – night
______________ noctēs
novus, nova, novum – new bos, bovis (m.) – cow
______________ bovibus
parvus, parva, parvum – small porcus, porcī (m.) – pig
________________ porcus

5. PRACTICE!!! 3RD DECLEN. ADJECTIVES
MAKE THE FOLLOWING NOUNS AGREE WITH THE 3RD DECLENSION ADJECTIVES BELOW.
1. felix, felicis, felice – lucky canis, canis (f.) – dog
_____________ canum G: N: C:
2. fortis, fortis, fortis – brave agricola, -ae (f.) – farmer
_____________ agricolā