propre et fin word order

Tom A.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

For the translation of 'thin, clean' does it matter which order the adjectives appear in French ?

Asked 4 years ago

CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Tom,

I don't think there is a specific rule for this but often it is stylistic, as it sounds better just like this example -

un linge propre et fin

rather than

un linge fin et propre

and the emphasis being on the 'clean' I think too.

Bonne Continuation!

Like14 years ago

Tom A. asked:

For the translation of 'thin, clean' does it matter which order the adjectives appear in French ?

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