Do adjectives always come in front of the noun they describe?
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RobertKwiziq community member
Do adjectives always come in front of the noun they describe?
Peut on dire "La France est un pays merveilleux?"
This question relates to:French lesson "Using le, la, l', les with continents, countries & regions names (definite articles)"
Asked 5 years ago

GruffKwiziq team member
HI Robert
You can see all of our lessons on the rules around French adjectives - including position - here: https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/by-area/adjectives-adverbs">https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/by-area/adjectives-adverbs">https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/by-area/adjectives-adverbs">https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/by-area/adjectives-adverbs
Hope that helps!
You can see all of our lessons on the rules around French adjectives - including position - here: https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/by-area/adjectives-adverbs">https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/by-area/adjectives-adverbs">https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/by-area/adjectives-adverbs">https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/by-area/adjectives-adverbs
Hope that helps!
Chris Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Hi Robert, the situation in French is a bit more varied. The vast majority of adjectives follows the noun. Then there are some which always come before the noun (e.g., grand, belle, nouveau, etc.). And then there are some which even change meaning depending on whether you put them before or after the noun. "Propre" means "one's own" when it vomes before the noun and "clean" when put after it. Best to study the exercises Gruff has posted.
-- Chris (who is not a native speaker).
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Do adjectives always come in front of the noun they describe?
Peut on dire "La France est un pays merveilleux?"
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