Adjective Before or After
Usually before the noun. After the noun it is often emphasized.
How It Works
A direct description can stand before the noun or after it. Before is the usual place.
| Usual | With emphasis on the adjective |
|---|---|
| granda domo | domo granda |
| la nova libro | la libro nova |
| bona amiko | amiko bona |
An adjective after its noun is often emphasized. The article la always stands first: la libro nova. The adjective copies the -j and -n of the noun in both places: domon grandan, grandan domon.
Two adjectives can stand together before the noun: bela nova domo. Both belong to the noun, and both copy its -j and -n.
Examples (4)
- Kofi estas bona amiko.
Kofi is a good friend.
The adjective stands before the noun, which is the usual order.
- Ana havas domon grandan.
Ana has a big house.
Grandan comes after domon and is emphasized; both have -n.
- La nova libro estas interesa.
The new book is interesting.
La stands first, then the adjective, then the noun.
- La libro nova estas interesa.
The new book is interesting.
With nova after libro the word new is emphasized.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Placing the adjective before or after its noun needs only the adjective ending.
Related Patterns
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