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Again grand before or after the noun. Le grande homme I am told means the great man, one who is respected etc, whereas l' homme grand is the tall man. If we want to speficy that a person is tall do we have to place grand after the noun. thank you
This question relates to:French lesson "Position of French Adjectives - Short and common adjectives that go BEFORE nouns"
Asked 7 years ago
Bonjour Sue !
You are correct as for the use of "grand" with "homme" or "femme", but this disctinction doesn't apply to objects or animals, for which you will always place "grand" before to indicate a physical characteristic:
un grand ours
une grande chaise
I hope that's helpful!
You are correct as for the use of "grand" with "homme" or "femme", but this disctinction doesn't apply to objects or animals, for which you will always place "grand" before to indicate a physical characteristic:
un grand ours
une grande chaise
I hope that's helpful!
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