why 'un œdipien complexe' is not correct?

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from the quiz, the ' un œdipien complexe' adj is not correctly placed, but why?

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Cc,

this is an adjective derived from a proper noun - Œdipe - and therefore goes after the noun. See section 3 of the lesson for discussion of this.

If you are asking why the rule exists, that is just the way it is .

Also below, links to word reference

https://www.wordreference.com/fren/%C5%93dipien

https://www.wordreference.com/fren/%C5%92dipe

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from the quiz, the ' un œdipien complexe' adj is not correctly placed, but why?

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