Experience III, Lesson 5: Adverbs and Comparison

Learning to form Adverbs

As with adjectives, adverbs can also take three degrees: positive, comparative, superlative.

We translate the comparative and superlative much with like the adjectives:

Positive: quietly

Comparative: more quietly; rather quietly, somewhat quietly, quite quietly

Superlative: most quietly; very quietly

Unlike adjectives, Adverbs never change! They always have the same form, and do not change gender and case.

Forming Positive Adverbs

For Block 1 Adjectives, the adverb is formed by the ending -è (i.e. a long 'E'):

For Block 2 Adjectives, recall there are different types.

For those with 2 or 3 forms, the ending is '-iter'
For those with 1 form, the ending is '-er'

Forming Comparative Adverbs

The comparative adverb is identical to the Neuter Comparative Adjective (learned in last lesson with the '-ius' ending)

Superlative Adverb

The superlative adverb forms by adding the long 'E' ending to the Superlative Adjective (learned in last lesson with the '-issimus' ending)

N.B.

• * The exceptions of the 6 "-lis" adjectives and 20 "-er" adjectives still apply in forming the Superlative.
• Even though the Comparative Adverb has the same form as the Neuter Adjective, recall that the Adverb never changes.

Now go on to Lesson 6

"Are you thinking?" - Fr. Foster

Third Experience Latin - Fr. Reginald Foster

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