Common Adjectives Before the Noun

Level 2

Four very common adjectives usually go before the noun.

How It Works

Most adjectives follow the noun, but four very common ones usually stand in front of it: bon (good), bèl (beautiful, nice), grand (big, great) and pichòt (small). The article comes first: un bon cafè, una bèla jornada. Each adjective agrees with its noun.

Masculine	Feminine	Masculine plural	Feminine plural
bon	bona	bons	bonas
bèl	bèla	bèls	bèlas
grand	granda	grands	grandas
pichòt	pichòta	pichòts	pichòtas

With a plural noun, de replaces un and una: de bons amics (good friends), de bèlas jornadas (beautiful days). Other adjectives, such as colors and nationalities, keep their place after the noun: un libre blau.

Examples (4)

Es una bona jornada.
It is a good day.
Bona agrees with the feminine noun jornada.
Avèm un pichòt ostal.
We have a small house.
Pichòt stands before ostal.
Es una bèla vila.
It is a beautiful town.
Bèla is the feminine of bèl.
Ai de bons amics.
I have good friends.
In the plural, de replaces un.

Common Mistakes

Forgetting to make the adjective agree.
Es una bon jornada.
Es una bona jornada.
Bon is the masculine form. Before the feminine noun jornada it becomes bona.

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Common Adjectives Before the NounLevel 2

Learn This First

Bon, bèl, grand and pichòt break the rule that adjectives follow the noun, so that rule comes first.

Adjectives After the Noun
Know that most adjectives follow the noun, because these four are the ones that go before it: una bona jornada, un pichòt ostal.
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bonbèlgrandpichòt

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