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French mostly does this, though there are a defined set of exceptions, i.e. adjectives for beauty, age, good/bad and size go before the noun. Of course, the exc
by RyanMcGreal 14y ago
French mostly does this, though there are a defined set of exceptions, i.e. adjectives for beauty, age, good/bad and size go before the noun. Of course, the exceptions also have exceptions: the placement of some adjectives that normally go before the noun depends on whether the meaning is literal or figurative.
- michaelochurch 14y agoWhat's even weirder is that some words have different meanings as pre-adjectives than post-adjectives. For example, I believe ancien means "former" in prefix position but "ancient" in postfix.
- Gmo 14y agoYes, a good example is with "grand": * un grand homme = a great man * un homme grand = a tall man Something which can be funny is when you want to talk about a great man who is tall (e.g. Charles De Gaulle)