For "these old objects" I tried "ces objets anciens" and was corrected to "ces anciens objets". Is ancien going before the noun here because there is some sense of former-ness (the objects aren't what they used to be), even though they are still objects?
Position of "ancien"
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Adrian B.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Position of "ancien"
This question relates to:French writing exercise "An upcycling tutorial"
Asked 1 year ago
Bonjour Adrian,
You are correct that "objets anciens" is a correct alternative here. Thanks to you it has now bee added to the lists of alternative answers.
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !
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