Preview Lesson 17 Adjectives

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Preview Lesson 17Adjectives
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Adjective Declension

• Adjectives decline in 5 cases, 3 genders, 2
  numbers.
• Most adjectives of first/second declension have
  three sets of terminations masculine (oj),
  feminine (h or a), neuter (on).
• Adjectives of first/second declension whose stems
  do not end in e( i( or r have h in feminine.
• All words in vocabulary 113 are h type in
  feminine.
• Most dictionaries list adjectives thus avgaqo,j
  h on)
• Put h on after each word on vocabulary cards to
  show fem./neut. endings.
• Add oloj h on whole.
• See 115 for declension of avgaqo,j.

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• Note that endings are same as corresponding
  nouns.
• Accent is persistent.
• Gen. fem. pl. does not take automatic circumflex
  on ultima as noun does.
• Circumflex in gen. and dat. is by oxytone rule.

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Adjective Usage

• Adjective must agree in case, gender, and number
  with noun it modifies ( 117).
• tou/ pistou/ dou,lou
• th/ prw,th hme,ra
• kalh/ odw/
• Attributive and predicate position (118-119)
• Attributive adjective describes, qualifies,
  tells which one.
• Attributive position Article immediately
  precedes adjective.
• o pisto,j dou/loj the faithful servant
• o dou/loj o pisto,j the faithful servant
• dou/loj o pisto,j the faithful servant
• Predicate adjective makes additional statement
• Predicate position Article does not immediately
  precede adjective.
• Verb may be expressed or understood (supplied in
  translation).
• o dou/loj pisto,j the servant is faithful
• pisto,j o dou/loj the servant is faithful