Noun & Adjective Noun & Adjective AgreementAgreement

Nouns haveNouns have• Gender• Number• Case

• Declension

• Masculine, feminine or neuter• Singular or plural• Nominative, Genitive, Dative,

Accusative & Ablative• 1st (all feminine nouns)• 2nd (masculine or neuter nouns)• 3rd (masculine, feminine & neuter)• 4th (masculine & neuter )• 5th ( masculine & feminine )

Adjectives haveAdjectives have• Gender • Number• Case

• Declension

• Masculine, feminine or neuter• Singular or plural• Nominative, Genitive, Dative,

Accusative & Ablative

• 1st (all feminine nouns)• 2nd (masculine or neuter nouns)• 3rd (masculine, feminine & neuter)

Adjectives MUST agree with nouns in

• Gender

• Number

• Case

BUT NOT

DECLENSION

CASE• Nominative = SUBJECT

Puella cum cane ambulat.

CASE• Genitive =

POSSESSION

Pueri soleae sordidae sunt.

CASE• Dative =

INDIRECT OBJECT

Pater filiis equum dabat.

CASE• Accusative =

DIRECT OBJECT

Puella puerum amat.

• Or after some prepositions

Mater ad villam currit.

CASE• Ablative = after

some prepositions

Pueri in horto clamant.

1st Declension EndingsFeminine nouns & adjectives

Sing. Plu.

NOM. - Puella laeta Puellae laetae

GEN. – Puellae laetae Puellarum laetarum

DAT. – Puellae laetae Puellis laetis

ACC. – Puellam laetam Puellas laetas

ABL. – Puellā laetā Puellis laetis

2nd Declension EndingsMasculine Nounds & Adjectives

Sing. Plu.

NOM. - Puer laetus Pueri laeti

GEN. – Pueri laeti Puerorum laetorum

DAT. – Puero laeto Pueris laetis

ACC. – Puerum laetum Pueros laetos

ABL. – Puero laeto Pueris laetis

2nd Declension EndingsNeuter Nouns & Adjectives

Sing. Plu.

NOM. – Baculum magnum Bacula magna

GEN. – Baculi magni Baculorum magnorum

DAT. – Baculo magno Baculis magnis

ACC. – Baculum magnum Bacula magna

ABL. – Baculō magnō Baculis magnis

3rd Decelnsion EndingsMasculine, Feminine & Neuter

Nouns & AdjectivesSing. Nouns Adj.

Masc. Fem. Neuter M/F Neu

NOM. – pater vox nomen omnis omne

GEN. – patris vocis nominis omnis

DAT. – patri voci nomini omni

ACC. – patrem vocem nomen omnem omne

ABL. – patre voce nomine omni

3rd Decelnsion EndingsMasculine, Feminine & Neuter

Nouns & AdjectivesPlural. Nouns Adj.

Masc. Fem. Neuter M/FNeu

NOM. – patres voces nomina omnes omnia

GEN. – patrum vocum nominum omnium

DAT. – patribus vocibus nominibus omnibus

ACC. – patresvoces nomina omnes omnia

ABL. – patribus vocibus nominibus omnibus

4th Declension EndingsNouns Masculine & Neuter

Sing. Plu.

Mas. Neu. Mas. Neu

NOM. – arcus genu arcus genua

GEN. – arcus genus arcuum genuum

DAT. – arcui genu arcibus genibus

ACC. – arcum genu arcus genua

ABL. – arcu genu arcibus genibus

5th Declension EndingsMasculine & Feminine

Sing. Plu.

Masc. Fem. Masc. Fem.

NOM. – dies res dies res

GEN. – dieirei dierum rerum

DAT. – diei rei diebus rebus

ACC. – diem rem dies res

ABL. – die re diebus rebus