Introduction to the Latin Adjective

Adjectives add color and pizzaz to a sentence, and you can't have a Cicero without adjectives. This video covers the basic essentials to learning about how adjectives work in Latin, while leaving the specifics about declension for other videos.

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[@buttelatin1446]

Most textbooks introduce 1st and 2nd declension adjectives first. I think this is a huge mistake because it convinces students that Declension = gender, and that adjectives always have the same ending as the noun that they describe, neither of which is true. So when the students are later introduced to 3rd declension adjectives, their heads explode (umbraliter), or they ask "what gender is 3rd Declension?" and/or they still give all adjectives the same ending as the noun even when they are different declensions. I am convinced that it is better pedagogy to introduce 3rd declension adjectives first, and later the 1st & 2nd Declension adjectives after the students have learned at least 3 noun declensions. Of course, learning noun/adjective agreement is difficult for English speaking students; I do not know a way to make it easy for new students of Latin. By the way, your video lessons are excellent. Keep up the good work.

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@@rafazardly Just have to turn the act of conjugating things into a game of spotting patterns and remembering sounds.

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I take 6th grade Latin in a private school in California. I have my Pre-Comprehensive exams coming up, and I think your videos will help me a lot! Gratiās tibi ago! Tu est optimum!

[@soli8615]

hungergamesking Frater, non est ‘tu est’, est tu es.

[@existentialchaos8]

Tu est?? You mean tu es.

[@berkleypearl2363]

If there is anything that I will remember until the day I die is that adjectives agree with the nouns they describe in case, number, and gender. My Latin teacher made sure that it was the one thing that we would always remember

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[@johnlee-ii4ye]

So when learning adjectives you MUST learn what declension they conjugate as, in order to apply the endings correctly?

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[@googleuser2479]

I have a question: Why does the nominative case verb always come first? Also, I play the piano and maestro means sad in music language. Makes sense that’s why when I was 9 years old my mom said I would learn Latin when I’m older. Very helpful videos!

[@la-civetta]

Mantra of the day: Let's make our master happy.

[@soli8615]

5:20 Can we just say Mīlitem fortem salutābam?

[@latintutorial]

Yes

[@pablomunoz3119]

That's the way you would say it normally, if you were having a conversation, unless you wanted to emphasize that you was *you* doing the action

[@__donez__]

Do you have videos on comparatives and superlatives? Grātiās tibi agō

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[@ekoi1995]

how do you do two or more adjectives describing a noun? Like, "your small handsome dog"?

[@anniepark6694]

Thank you so much! This makes a lot of sense now. I don't know if you already have, but you should do like an intro to all the Latin parts of speech.

[@damom6820]

Is there any videos on how to describe verbs?

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I’ve got tons of them!

[@JoeMiyagi]

These videos are really well done! Does anybody know what the font being used is?

[@latintutorial]

+JoeMiyagi Hoefler Text

[@JoeMiyagi]

+latintutorial Thanks, it's a nice choice.

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JoeMiyagi Thanks! I'm a Baskerville guy for a lot of my regular writing, but that font doesn't seem to do the job on videos. It's too light and delicate. Hoefler really seems to give the same elegance as Baskerville, while having the necessary weight that Baskerville lacks.

[@jwanmustafa670]

3:01 But how do we know if it is HIS happy master

[@infinitesimotel]

3:49 This is a really blasted sentence when you transpose it to English: The girl in the large house beautiful was sitting. Could it not be mistaken for the girl in the large beautiful house was sitting/ the girl was sitting in the large beautiful house?

[@avzarathustra6164]

No. Remember that magna is ablative here. Magna could not refer to the girl because the girl, puella, is in the nominative.

[@avzarathustra6164]

Pulchra can only refer to the girl, because they are both nominative.

[@stephenkong3155]

May i ask “you will be happy” when translated to latin, is the word happy in latin going to be in the nominative case since you is in the nominative? Im confused 😖 please help

[@rayen_daadaa]

Ave. Your sentence can be translated into "Eris laetus" Because *laetus* is a predicate it must be in the nominative case. If "you" is feminine then you would say: "Eris laeta" I found this on the internet about the predicate. I Hope it will be helpful ☺www.brighthubeducation.com/learning-translating-latin/36481-identify-latin-predicate-words/#:~:text=Predicate%20words%20are%20those%20that,the%20subject%20of%20a%20sentence.&text=Both%20English%20and%20Latin%20use,but%20between%20the%20two%20words.️ Happy learning!

[@chamorvenigo]

If you are confused, you should ask why. For now, you could try "leaturus", "tibi leaturus", and "tibi leaturus sum".

[@louischvs9395]

what happens when you try to coordinate two nouns with different gender ? "dominus et rosa pulcra sunt"? or "pulcræ sunt" or "pulcri sunt"? and what about "templum et dominus" and "templum et rosa"?

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[@fehmit160]

Can someone tell me what does "mirum corvum" means or is it wrong cuz the adjective comes first? Must be corvum mirum? I already know corvum must be corvus, crow or raven...

[@latintutorial]

“Amazing crow” (but in the accusative case, receiving the action of some verb). Don’t worry about word order - it’s a lot more fluid in natural Latin than we teachers tend to state.

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[@ClearOutSamskaras]

Why do you say that in the first sentence "The slave is greeting HIS master"? I see nothing in the sentence to make us commit to the idea that this master is specifically the master of this slave. The meaning of the sentece you gave could just as well be: "The slave is greeting A master." The master in that sentence might just be some slave holder who happens to be around (visiting the home of the slave's actual master, as an example). Don't you need to use a latin word for "his" for this sentence to be the way you claim it is? Similarly: "The girl's is sitting in a large house" Your second example had the same structure as the slave sentence. However, in the second sentence you don't say the girl is sitting in HER house. You simply say that she is sitting in A house. This seems totally the right way to interpret this sentence because no latin word for "Hers" is in the sentence. But you can't have it both ways: why do you assume a possessive pronoun in sentence 1, but you don't assume a possessive pronoun in sentence 2? Both sentences have the exact same structure.

[@nellie6198]

This really helped thank you so much!

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[@edranegranne8945]

I hope you can help even though this comment released 2 years after the video. I was wondering if (Nox Principatus) translates to "Dark Supremacy - "Dark" being defined as "Ominous/Shady/Cryptic/Grim" and Supremacy as "Control/Power/Governance". Do I get the word type and order right and is "Principatus" rightly placed as a plural noun? Couldn't find the plural for Principles or Principalities, basically defining "government" or "rule". Gratia :)

[@emilymay8531]

Oof, I know that THIS is THREE years after your question... Yes, it would. The plural of principatus is...principatus. BUT it would be more accurate to say "nox imperium." Slightly different word, with more of the connotation you're going for. Hope you're not too weirded out that an answer magically appeared after three years.

[@edranegranne8945]

Not too weirded out to accept an answer :) much appreciated. I'm writing something and wanting a Title based in Latin. I would have chosen "Nox Imperium" but it feels a little narrow definition to use the word Empire. It's also kinda cliche since it's been used many often so I'm searching for different word to stand out. I'm looking for a synonym that equate all the worlds "government sovereignty" (Monarchy, Republic, Princedom (Holy Roman Empire), Socialist State (USSR); I assume that word could be "Principatus" based on "princeps" meaning first head.. but I'm not sure if the tone is right. The context of the story is that all government in the world is plotting against each other is a shady and complicated way vying for world, continental or regional dominance. Currently the title is just "Principatus" to make it simpler. If you could help in any way, I'll be surely grateful.

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good video

[@christopherjholland]

Latin Parents must have had a tough time teaching their children about all these declensions.

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Latin parents simply... speak latin...

[@TheZenytram]

do you teach grammar to your kid while growing up and learning how to talk.

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@@TheZenytram Kids don't really need to know what a noun, verb, clause, preposition, etc are to be able to talk. It was a joke.

[@no8592]

Of course not, but there were school institutes of grammar common in Rome.

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I don't understand.......I'm so stupid

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Miyuki Hey, it's all right. You're not stupid, just new to this probably, like I am. Like for me, I've realized I need to slow down in what I watch on this channel, not because the content is bad but because I'm a beginner and the content is presented a little fast for a beginner who is solely learning from sound and KZbin right now. This video is good, though.

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My teachers making us watch this

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[@JoseSilva-oi5qu]

Discipulus maestus magistrum laetum salutavit.

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SIDE WAYS FROGS IN THE TRENCHES EATING FEET

[@vigilantii212]

No wonder it is a dead language.