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Noun & Adjective Agreement
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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