Full Of, Mindful Of

Level 5

Full of, eager for, skilled in, mindful of: the genitive follows.

How It Works

Adjective	Meaning	Example
plenus	full	plenus vini
cupidus	eager	cupidus gloriae
peritus	skilled	peritus herbarum
memor	mindful	memor beneficii
studiosus	keen on	studiosus Latinae linguae

The adjective agrees with the person or thing described, and the genitive stands after it. A woman who is eager for glory is cupida gloriae.

Plenus can also take the ablative, as in Ave Maria, gratia plena (full of grace).

Other adjectives that take the genitive are avidus (eager), conscius (aware of) and ignarus (not knowing). A dictionary marks each one the first time you meet it.

Examples (5)

Poculum vini plenum est.
The cup is full of wine.
Plenum agrees with poculum. Vini is the genitive.
Marcus cupidus gloriae est.
Marcus is eager for glory.
Cupidus agrees with Marcus. Gloriae is the genitive.
Medicus peritus herbarum est.
The doctor is skilled in herbs.
Peritus takes the genitive herbarum.
Memor fui dierum antiquorum.
I remembered the days of old.
Psalm 142:5. Memor takes the genitive dierum antiquorum.
Iulia studiosa Latinae linguae est.
Iulia is keen on the Latin language.
Studiosa takes the genitive Latinae linguae.

Common Mistakes

Using the nominative or ablative instead of the genitive.
Marcus cupidus gloria est.
Marcus cupidus gloriae est.
Cupidus takes the genitive. Gloria is the nominative or ablative form, so it does not fit.

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Full Of, Mindful OfLevel 5

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Some adjectives take a genitive.

Part of a Whole: satis pecuniaeA Part of: Satis Pecuniae
Know the partitive genitive, because vini follows plenum as it follows satis in satis vini: the genitive names the thing.
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plenuscupidusperitusmemorstudiosus

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