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propre maison vs maison propre

Radhika S.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

propre maison vs maison propre

If the adjective appears before the noun then its a subjective description and after is the objective description. To me, my own house sounds like an objective description and a clean house a subjective description. So can we say this is an exception?

This question relates to:French lesson "Propre = own/clean (French Adjectives that change meaning according to position)"
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Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Bonjour Radhika,

I think of the differences as being abstract before the noun but descriptive after the noun

So for example, we could write "Ma propre (own) chambre (abstract)" and "Ma chambre propre (clean descriptive / concrete)"

This is quite a tricky aspect of French grammar - I hope my input helps (although contradictory to your proposal) but I am interested in reading what others may wish to contribute.

Bonne journeé

Jim

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propre maison vs maison propre

If the adjective appears before the noun then its a subjective description and after is the objective description. To me, my own house sounds like an objective description and a clean house a subjective description. So can we say this is an exception?

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