And there are someĪdjectives that, because of their meaning, are good candidates for using emphatically une histoire curieuse, ces braves chevaliers).Īs mentioned above, most adjectives can come before the noun for emphasis or to give themĪ more figurative sense. 'strange', whilst brave is occasionally used before the noun with the sense of 'brave'. (*) Note that curieux can occasionally be put after the noun with the meaning of The following adjectives seem clear-cut cases where the meaning is different before But generally they can be considered exceptionsĪdjectives with a different meaning before and after the noun There are cases where these adjectives go after the noun: ce jour même, We won't worry about that distinction here. Rather than adjectives (and this dictates that they come before the noun). In a more formal analysis, at least some of these would be classed as quantifiers Premier, second, avant-dernier, dernier, troisième, quatrième etc
The following adjectives have more of a 'functional' than 'descriptive' purpose Syntactic, there is freer variation between un horrible accident versus WhereasĪn adjective like beau only occurs after the noun under special circumstances, often It should be noted that this category is less clear-cut than the previous one: it isĬertainly possible and common to put any of these adjectives after the noun. This list is not intended to be exhaustive. It can be before the noun for emphasis, then we might argue that these adjectives tend toĮnd up before the noun 'by accident'. If we take the view that the default place for an adjective is after the noun but that Suggest a change / proposez une modification Emphatic adjectivesĪ few adjectives with an 'emphatic' or 'superlative' meaning tend to go before the Il y a une haute colline derrière la forêt If there's no other reason to put them after the noun (see below), then the normal place is before Very common adjectives with basic meanings: Adjective The following adjectives generally go before the noun. certain adjectives change their meaning or emphasis depending on whether they'reĪdjectives that go before the noun Adjectives with basic meaning.certain 'basic' or 'functional' adjectives go before the noun.the 'default' place for the adjective is after the noun.
Although it is usual for anĪdjective to follow the noun, both positions are possible. However, things are less clear-cut in French than English. Suggest a change / proposez une modification
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