why does nuevo come before pasaporte? Which other adjectives precede the noun

Question

Un nuevo pasaporte. Why not un pasaporte nuevo? Which other adjectives precede the noun?

Please use correct punctuation, spelling and grammer as this is a teaching and learning site and others are learning from our example - FELIZ77, Jan 5, 2011

Answer 1

You must have read my mind, I intended to start a thread about these adjectives!

'Nuevo/a' before the noun means 'newly acquired' or 'another'

After the noun it means 'brand new'

In English I've often had to say sentences like:

"We bought a new car, well you know it isn't actually new, just new to us."

I'm really pleased that Spanish is so clear about this distinction.

Thread on the way....

Forgot to say, that if you have a passport which is 'brand new', ie hot off the press, it can be pasaporte nuevo. So as Lazarus says, actually you could have either type of passport! - galsally, Jan 5, 2011

Answer 2

I asked a similar question a while ago about the position of adjectives in relation to the nouns they describe so this link and the respective answers given to me maybe of some use to you;

Please follow the link below: link text

I hope this also helps you

buena respuesta, - 00494d19, Jan 5, 2011

Muchas gracias Heidita :) - FELIZ77, Jan 5, 2011

Answer 3

un nuevo pasaporte. Why not un pasaporte nuevo. Which other adjectives precede the noun

"Un nuevo pasaporte"? Is that the name of a song? Is it something you've read in a comic? Is it something a stranger said to you in the street? What other adjectives are you talking about? If you don't provide some context, your question makes very little sense. "Un nuevo pasaporte" and "un pasaporte nuevo" are both correct, but they don't mean the same. Regarding those "other" adjectives, there are thousands of adjectives in Spanish. Just pick one.

Answer 4

lol, why are we bagging on him about his errors in English? For all we know, English isn't his first language either.

Answer 5

Why are there so many capitalization and punctuation errors in your post?

Answer 6

Actually, don't need a thread, this is fully covered here Meaning-changing adjectives

Otra vez, ¡gracias a Paralee!