In a previous post I answered a question about word order and I talked a little bit about adjective placement with word order and I figured I’d go more in depth about it so here we go y’all.
90% of the time adjectives will go after a noun
The other 10% are adjective having to do with age, “goodness” (bon/mal), size, and beauty. There are some cases where an adjective is placed before the noun and it completely changes the meaning:
(yes the nouns are super random)
1. Ancien(ne)
L’ancien château ➡️ the former castle
Le château ancien ➡️ the old castle
2. Cher/chère
Cher ami ➡️ dear friend
Une voiture chère ➡️ an expensive car
3. Dernier/dernière
La dernière semaine ➡️ the final week
La semaine dernière ➡️ last week
4. Grand(e)
Un grand chien ➡️ a big dog
Une femme grande➡️ a tall woman
5. Même
Le même musée ➡️ the same museum
Le musée même ➡️ this very museum
6. Pauvre
Ces pauvres enfants ➡️ these poor kids (unfortunate)
Ces enfants pauvres ➡️ these poor kids (poverty)
7. Prochain(e)
Le prochain cours ➡️ the following class
Mercredi prochain ➡️ next wednesday
8. Propre
Ma propre chambre ➡️ my own bedroom
Une chambre propre ➡️ a clean bedroom
9. Seul(e)
La seule personne ➡️ the only person
La personne seule ➡️ the person who’s alone




















