Placement
of the Adjective
Adjectives generally follow the noun.
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È una lingua difficile.
It is a difficult language.
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Marina è una ragazza generosa.
Marina is a generous girl.
Certain common adjectives, however, generally come before the noun. Here
are the most common:
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bello beautiful
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bravo good, able
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brutto ugly
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buono good
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caro dear
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cattivo bad
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giovane young
|
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grande large; great
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lungo long
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nuovo new
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piccolo small, little
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stesso same
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vecchio old
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vero true
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Examples:
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Anna è una cara amica.
Anna is a
dear friend.
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Gino è un bravo dottore.
Gino is a good doctor.
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È un brutt'affare.
It's a bad situation.
But even these adjectives must follow the noun for emphasis or contrast,
and when modified by an adverb.
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Oggi non porta l'abito vecchio, porta un abito nuovo
Today he is not wearing the old suit,
he is wearing a new suit.
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Abitano iu una casa molto piccola.
They live in a very small house.
Note:
An adjective modifying two nouns of different gender is masculine.
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i padri e le madre italiani
Italian fathers and mothers
See also Adjective
(formation, degree of comparison etc.).
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