"C'est deux anciennes maison..."

Hillary H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

The translation for "C'est deux anciennes maison..." is "There are two old houses."

According to the lesson "ancien=former/old," when "ancien" comes before the noun, it means "former."

Is there a situation when "ancien" comes before the noun, and it means "old"?

Asked 4 years ago

CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Hillary,

As Gabrielle says, these two companies ( maisons) Despinoy and Afchain are old in the sense of established a long time ago.

Like14 years ago

Gabrielle F.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I think that this would mean sort of "extant," or eg "formerly established" which is why it comes before.

Like04 years ago

The translation for "C'est deux anciennes maison..." is "There are two old houses."

According to the lesson "ancien=former/old," when "ancien" comes before the noun, it means "former."

Is there a situation when "ancien" comes before the noun, and it means "old"?

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