Latin Adjectives
Welcome to the second Latin lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Latin to help you practice your daily phrases.
black  niger | grey ravus | white albus | blue caeruleus |
green viridis | yellow flavus | red ruber | brown fulvus |
Adjectives Grammar Rules
In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar Rules | Latin |
|---|---|
| my house is white [noun + adjective] | domus mea est alba |
| your country is big [noun + adjective] | patria tua est magna |
| new books are expensive [plural + adjective] | libri novi sunt pretiosi |
| we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] | hoc laeti sumus |
| she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] | ea tres canes parvos habet |
| this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] | haec lingua est facillissima |
| I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] | mihi parvum conservatorium |
We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.
cold frigidus | hot calidus | cloudy nubilus | rainy pluvius |
snowy nivosus | sunny apricus | windy ventosus | warm calidus |
Conversation in Latin
Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.
| English | Latin |
|---|---|
| hi | salve |
| how are you? | quomodo es? |
| I'm good, thank you | sum bonus, gratias ago tibi |
| and you? | et tu? |
| what is your name? | quod nomen est tibi? |
| my name is Maya | maya nomen meum |
| nice to meet you | placet occurrere tibi |
I hope you enjoyed this lesson about adjectives in Latin. If you have any question about this lesson please contact me here. The next lesson is below.
| Latin Nouns |
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