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Adjective before and/or after its noun

Autumn D.A0Kwiziq community member

Adjective before and/or after its noun

Why does an adjective sometimes come before the noun it modifies, and other times it comes after?  

ex. "un grand bol..." (adjective coming before)

"une voiture verte..." (adjective coming after)

This question relates to:French lesson "Most adjectives can be made plural by adding -s in French"
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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Hi Autumn,

as with many topics in language learning, there is no explication except: that's the way it is.

-- Chris (not a native speaker).

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Autumn D. asked:

Adjective before and/or after its noun

Why does an adjective sometimes come before the noun it modifies, and other times it comes after?  

ex. "un grand bol..." (adjective coming before)

"une voiture verte..." (adjective coming after)

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