ADJECTIVES

First and second declension adjectives follow this general pattern

                                    SINGULAR

            Masc.                        Fem.                    Neut.

          SECOND                  FIRST             SECOND

Nom     meus                         mea                 meum

GEN     mei                           meae                 mei

Dat       meo                         meae                 meo

Acc     meum                       meam                 meum

Abl       meo                          mea                     meo

                                        PLURAL

Nom     mei                             meae                 mea

Gen     meorum                     mearum             meorum

Dat      meis                             meis                 meis

Acc     meos                             meas                 mea

Abl     meis                                meis                 meis

 

REMEMBER:

Nouns are only one declension (ie:puella takes only first declension endings)

Nouns have only one gender (this MUST be learned when you learn the noun)

The gender of the noun dictates the endings the adjective uses.

ie: libertas is feminine- therefore, if you speak of "my freedom", the declension would look like this:

        SINGULAR         PLURAL

Nom         mea libertas                         meae libertates

Gen         meae libertatis                     mearum libertatum

Dat         meae libertati                         meis libertatibus

Acc         meam libertatem                     meas libertates

Abl         mea libertate                             meis libertatibus

Although the endings are not the same, they do agree in CASE, NUMBER, and GENDER, which is essential.