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134 COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES a. Observe that the endings are those of the consonant stems of the third declension.

b. Compare longus, long; fortis, brave; recēns (base, recent-), recent; and decline the comparative of each.

304. Adjectives in -er form the comparative regularly, but the superlative is formed by adding -rimus, -a, -um to the nominative masculine of the positive; as,

a. In a similar manner compare miser, aeger, crēber.

305. The comparative is often translated by quite, too, or somewhat, and the superlative by very; as, altior, quite (too, somewhat) high; altissimus, very high.

306.

First learn the special vocabulary, p. 296.

I.
 * 1) Quid explōrātōrēs quaerēbant? Explōrātōrēs tempus opportfūissimum itinerī quaerēbant.
 * 2) Mediā in silvā ignīs quam crēberrimōs fēcimus, quod ferās tam audācis numquam anteā vīderāmus.
 * 3) Antīquīs temporibus Germānī erant fortiōrēs quam Gallī.
 * 4) Caesar erat clārior quam inimīcī quī eum necāvērunt.
 * 5) Quisque scūtum ingēns et pīlum longius gerēbat.
 * 6) Apud barbarōs Germānī erant audācissimī et fortissimī.
 * 7) Mēns hominum est celerior quam corpus.
 * 8) Virī aliquārum terrārum sunt miserrimī.
 * 9) Corpora Germānōrum erant ingentiōra quam Rōmānōrum.
 * 10) Ācerrimī Gallōrum prīncipēs sine ūllā morā trāns flūmen quoddam equōs vēlōcissimōs trādūxērunt.
 * 11) Aestāte diēs sunt longiōrēs quam hieme.
 * 12) Imperātor quīdam ab explōrātōribus dē recentī adventū nāvium longārum quaesīvit.

II.
 * 1) Of all birds the eagle is the swiftest.
 * 2) Certain animals are swifter than the swiftest horse.
 * 3) The Roman name was most