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Is there a rule regarding the order of nouns and adjectives in Spanish?
I have seen Spanish sentences that contain:
1) noun + adjective
as well as sentences that contain
2) adjective + noun.
Is there a rule of thumb regarding the order of nouns and adjectives in Spanish?
1) noun + adjective
as well as sentences that contain
2) adjective + noun.
Is there a rule of thumb regarding the order of nouns and adjectives in Spanish?
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Hi, Beth,
Take a glance at this two articles, which I found to be highly informative:
1) Placement of Some Adjectives Can Affect Their Meaning:
http://spanish.about.com/od/adjectives/a/adjective_placement.htm
2) Spanish Adjective Can Come Before or After the Noun, Depending on Its Purpose
http://spanish.about.com/cs/grammar/a/whereadjective.htm
There is even a quizz:
Adjectives and Word Order: A Quiz
http://spanish.about.com/library/weekly/aa091800a.htm
Have a nice day.
Herminio
Take a glance at this two articles, which I found to be highly informative:
1) Placement of Some Adjectives Can Affect Their Meaning:
http://spanish.about.com/od/adjectives/a/adjective_placement.htm
2) Spanish Adjective Can Come Before or After the Noun, Depending on Its Purpose
http://spanish.about.com/cs/grammar/a/whereadjective.htm
There is even a quizz:
Adjectives and Word Order: A Quiz
http://spanish.about.com/library/weekly/aa091800a.htm
Have a nice day.
Herminio
Una buena pregunta, creo que es un tema que confunde a muchos estudiantes del idioma. Normalmente los adjetivos van detrás pero cuando van antes del nombre, a veces el significado es diferente.
Por ejemplo,
Un coche nuevo = a brand new car. Un nuevo coche = a new car but not in the sense of a brand new car, but rather a change of car.
Un hombre pobre = a poor man, in the sense of he has no money. Un pobre hombre = a poor man, I feel sorry for that poor man.
Un hombre grande = a big man, large man. Un gran hombre = a great man.
Una casa antigua = an old house. Mi antigua casa = my former house.
La única cosa que puedes hacer es estudiar y recordar el uso de los adjetivos.
¡Qué tengas suerte!
Por ejemplo,
Un coche nuevo = a brand new car. Un nuevo coche = a new car but not in the sense of a brand new car, but rather a change of car.
Un hombre pobre = a poor man, in the sense of he has no money. Un pobre hombre = a poor man, I feel sorry for that poor man.
Un hombre grande = a big man, large man. Un gran hombre = a great man.
Una casa antigua = an old house. Mi antigua casa = my former house.
La única cosa que puedes hacer es estudiar y recordar el uso de los adjetivos.
¡Qué tengas suerte!
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