In general Italian adjectives follow the noun:4 `' C6 L! I" d% J0 }
è una lingua difficile. (It is a difficult language.)9 O6 d% G {- o. E, |; l- {- Q
Marina è una ragazza generosa. (Marina is a generous girl.)) N" ?7 d7 i' [1 ]8 ^4 G
Certain common adjectives, however, generally come before the noun:
- w/ T3 a: y6 B Anna è una cara amica. (Anna is a dear friend.)
. n: B8 H$ B$ | Gino è un bravo dottore. (Gino is a good doctor.)
4 {$ |( W: C. W è un brutt’affare. (It’s a bad situation.)
8 G; X1 v) b$ V0 F6 W The most common adjectives that come before the noun are listed in the table below.
& n. `4 o' s. G0 p+ n; g ITALIAN ADJECTIVES THAT PRECEDE NOUNS
( X' Z) e2 q4 N y* p& x, f: g- v bello
6 ?- ~; R- J- g9 |: b6 x% t beautiful' y, a4 A" G- T, \6 c4 ?
bravo% ~" f+ Q8 K, T) z8 f
good, able
! @/ c) v8 n+ j/ e brutto
7 O4 N- c3 X" t) Z! Q3 ] ugly$ m' q+ i( S8 q
buono; O; O+ T5 P k0 z8 G5 \
good$ K# z1 D) {! \. ^! e9 X
caro* S$ ^ k- e6 A6 F* ?% T! b
dear: h1 ^$ N# v3 ^4 @
cattivo
6 G" J% j4 \# C' A bad
* G" k7 C1 V j: o giovane' W C/ ?' a# E0 W5 m+ a( b
young
7 Q3 l C$ D% J3 ~4 X+ G; I grande
: v0 i. |' P4 s, x7 a; l large; great2 _2 D; E" _) u P# E" U6 Y* E
lungo
% d4 t' b" A' k( p) ? long9 W) q( c/ x- Y) q( f3 @+ S% n2 N! ?# n
nuovo& T; ?) d) W. r
new- M9 r+ J' _" |( F
piccolo
$ t* `, }# ?9 e small, little
4 I3 m/ m1 H4 q- P, ?% L stesso# z2 L: }; b/ [6 C+ F# c3 K- |4 r
same
- O" r$ i7 N$ F0 r( j vecchio
* x1 v R: F9 q8 d old! ?) F- j" G6 _
vero
# P/ a0 B, k j+ ? true
0 s5 r8 _* M6 u But even these adjectives must follow the noun for emphasis or contrast, and when modified by an adverb:( p! x, a8 @. { e
Oggi non porta l’abito vecchio, porta un abito nuovo. (Today he is not wearing the old suit, he is wearing a new suit.)
* z8 d# l8 E' J/ S( h2 G; x Abitano in una casa molto piccola. (They live in a very small house.) |
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