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Order/placement of nouns and adjectives

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In Spanish, usually the adjective comes after the noun. But when is it ok to put the adjective before the noun? EX: la antigua civilización

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updated Mar 18, 2011
posted by lsutton
good question. I'm curious. - jtt96, Mar 18, 2011
Hi and welcome to the forum! - Nicole-B, Mar 18, 2011

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Yes, it is a great question. Click here for our reference article on this subject. smile

updated Mar 18, 2011
edited by Nicole-B
posted by Nicole-B
The article answered my question. Thanks! - lsutton, Mar 18, 2011
your link and Deankski's are to the same page. - jtt96, Mar 18, 2011
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The placement of an adjective is important and often affects its meaning with respect to the noun it describes. Take a look at this page in our reference section:

adjective placement

updated Oct 1, 2011
posted by Deanski
sorry Nicole. - Deanski, Mar 18, 2011
No problem Deanski. I'm usually the one who types too slow! jeje - Nicole-B, Mar 18, 2011