Peter Abelard

On Romantic Love

Latin Grammar: Indefinite Adjective quidam

Erat quippe in ipsa civitate Parisius adolescentula quaedam nomine Heloysa, neptis canonici cuiusdam qui Fulbertus vocabatur, qui eam quanto amplius diligebat tanto diligentius in omnem qua poterat scientiam litterarum promoveri studuerat. Quae cum per faciem non esset infima, per abundantiam litterarum erat suprema.

Indefinite Adjective quidam

This passage has several interesting features,  the first of which is the word quippe.

quippe: adverb; means "certainly" or "in fact."

In addition, there are quite a few other q words, which tend to be confusing until they are sorted out.  Review the indefinite adjective quidam by completing the following charts:

 

Singular

  masculine feminine neuter
nom. quidam quadam quoddam
gen.
dat.
acc.
abl.

Plural

  masculine feminine neuter
nom. quidam quaedam quaedam
gen.
dat.
acc.
abl.

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