Adjectives After the Noun
Most adjectives go after the noun.
How It Works
Occitan puts most adjectives after the noun, the opposite of English: una cadièra blava (a blue chair), un gat negre (a black cat). Colors, nationalities and most other describing words work this way.
The adjective still agrees in gender and number: un libre roge, una taula blanca, dos libres roges. The article stays in front of the whole phrase.
| English order | Occitan order |
|---|---|
| a red book | un libre roge |
| a white table | una taula blanca |
| a French friend | un amic francés |
| two black cats | dos gats negres |
A few very common adjectives, such as bon, grand and pichòt, can also come before the noun. You will meet them later. At the start, put the adjective after the noun.
Examples (4)
- Ai una cadièra blava.
I have a blue chair.
Blava comes after cadièra.
- Lo libre roge es sus la taula.
The red book is on the table.
The color follows libre.
- Maria a un amic francés.
Maria has a French friend.
A nationality follows the noun.
- Avèm un gat negre.
We have a black cat.
Negre follows gat.
Common Mistakes
Putting a nationality before the noun, as in English.
Ai un francés amic.Ai un amic francés.A nationality always follows the noun.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Where an adjective goes is learned once it can agree with its noun, so the feminine of adjectives comes first.
Related Patterns
Learn Next
Patterns that build on this one.
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