How to use adjectives in Latin

How to use adjectives in Latin

You want to learn how to use adjectives in Latin? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Latin lessons complete with useful examples. Big, small, happy, sad... we'll teach you all you need to know about Latin adjectives.

Latin adjectives

Adjectives are generally used to describe nouns. Unlike English, adjectives in Latin are placed after the noun. Adjectives in Latin agree with the noun they describe. This means that adjectives that describe a feminine noun have a special form.

Examples

nix frigida
the cold snow
nix alba
the white snow
nix mollis
the soft snow
nix ponderosa
the heavy snow
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Basic words and phrases in Latin

Learn to get by in Latin with these useful words and phrases. We'll begin by learning some basic Latin phrases which you can use for everyday communication.

Serenum est.
It is nice out.
Ventosum est.
It is windy.
Nubilum est.
It is cloudy.
Apricum est.
It is sunny.
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Step 7 : Adjectives in Latin

Adjectives are used to describe nouns. To get started, we suggest you learn the three Latin adjectives magnus, parvus and senex (big, small, old). Using the nouns liber, sella and porta (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn to use each adjective with each noun (the big book, the old chair, the small door). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about Latin adjectives including useful examples. After you've learned to use the adjectives magnus, parvus and senex with the nouns liber, sella and porta you can move on to Step 8 (Latin Verbs).

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