Position of adjectives

G B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Position of adjectives

Why vos adorables créations and not vos créations adorables?

I've noticed sometimes long adjectives are placed before the noun. Is there a rule that covers this?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "The Lumberjack - Part 2"

Freeform Writing Exercise C1

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi G,

In this case, it just sounds better to a French ear, there are lots of latent rules due to euphony.

If you actually say both sentences out loud you will I think, know what I mean...

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G B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Further searching produced a couple of references to "emphatic" or "superlative" adjectives tending to go before nouns but I couldn't find any in depth explanations.

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