Friday, November 28, 2025

15.02.26: Level 1; Carolus et Maria [24][viii]: the comparative and superlative; Latin tutorial; irregular forms

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[1]

Haec avis est alta. │ This bird is high.

Illa avis quoque est alta. │ This bird is also high.

Illa / illa avis est altior  … │ That one / that bird is higher

quam haec / haec avis, │ …than this one / this bird,

sed haec avis est altissima. │ but this bird is the highest.

[2]

In itinere sunt tria flūmina lāta. │ On the journey / way there are three wide rivers.

Flūmen prīmum est lātum, │ The first river is wide,

sed flūmen secundum est lātius ¦ quam prīmum │ but the second river is wider ¦ than the first (one)

et flūmen tertium est lātissimum. │ and the third river is the widest.


[3]

Cicerō est ¦ optimus patrōnus ¦ omnium. │ Cicero is ¦ the best patron / protector ¦ of all.

Hortensius est ¦ patrōnus māior ¦ quam aliī patrōnī,  │ Hortensius is ¦ a greater patron ¦ than other patrons.

sed est patrōnus pēior quam Cicerō. │ but he is ¦ a worse patron ¦ than Cicero.

[4]

Rōmānī Mārtem ¦ deum potentem ¦ colunt. │ The Romans worship Mars, ¦ a powerful god.

Rōmānī quoque colunt Iōvem, ¦ patrem maximum ¦ deōrum. │ The Romans also worship Jupiter, ¦ the greatest father ¦ of the gods.

Iuppiter est potentior ¦ quam Mārs, │ Jupiter is more powerful ¦ than Mars,

Habet ¦ vim maiōrem ¦ quam Mārs. │ he has ¦ greater power ¦ than Mars. 

Iūppiter est potentissimus ¦ deōrum. │ Jupiter is the most powerful ¦ of the gods.

Est deus maximē potēns.  │ He is an especially powerful god.




[5] Match the answers with the questions:

[i] Minimē, illud est lātius quam hoc.

[ii] Cicerō est māior patrōnus quam Hortensius.

[iii] Cicerō est optimus patrōnus omnium.

[iv] Iūppiter māiōrem vim habet.

[v] Haec avis est altior.

Quis est optimus patrōnus omnium?

Quae est altior avis? Haec aut illa?

Est Cicerō māior aut pēior patrōnus quam Hortensius?

Estne hoc flūmen lātius quam illud flūmen?

Quis habet māiōrem vim? Mārs aut Iūppiter?

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