Placement
Adjectives usually are placed after the noun they modify. There is a short
list of adjectives that typically are placed before the noun. Most are short,
one or two syllable words.
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| autre |
another |
haut |
high |
| beau |
beautiful |
joli |
pretty |
| bref |
brief |
mauvais |
evil |
| bon |
good |
nouveau |
new |
| double |
double |
petit |
small |
| faux |
false |
vaste |
vast |
| grand |
large |
vieux |
old |
| gros |
fat |
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une belle montagne
le mauvais Dr Villard
la petite bombe. |
a beautiful mountain
the evil Dr. Villard
the small bomb |
There are other adjectives which can come before or after a noun. When
placed before a noun they typically take on a more figurative meaning.
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| L' homme pauvre |
a man poor in respect to money |
| Le pauvre homme |
a man that is unfortunate or deserving of pity |
| un ancien président |
a former president. |
| un président ancien |
an old president |
| ma chère mère |
my dear mother |
| un légume cher |
an expensive vegetable |
| un grand peintre |
a great painter |
| un peintre grand |
a tall painter |
| ma propre cuisine |
my own kitchen |
| ma cuisine propre |
my clean kitchen |
| Il est la seule personne qui a terminé la course . |
He is the only person that finished the race. |
| Un homme seul ne peut pas sauver le monde. Nous devons
le faire ensemble. |
A single man cannot save the world. We must
do it together. |
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