Caso Cerrado

Question

was just watching the show "caso cerrado" to improve my spanish...the lady judge says "vamos a un corto recesso"

why is the adjective before the noun in this case? i also noticed the adjective "largo" is always before the noun...i dont understand why.. can someone help me? thanks so much for your time. have a great one!

Hola, Harold! You joined SD two days before me. Hope to see you around more now. I've seen that show in the listings, but never watched it. What do you like about it? - Findy, Aug 12, 2013

Answer 1

For more on adjectives see this link to this very site:

spanishdict.com/topics/show/20

You can learn a lot about different topics by clicking on Learn then Spaninsh Grammar and the topic of your inquiry.

thanks so much! - haroldredwine, Aug 12, 2013

Answer 2

The reason the adjective is before a noun is because when the structure is "Adj + Noun" it is one whole subject for example, "Corto Recesso". This structure the adjective is not describing the noun, therefore, it is put before the noun. If the structure is "Noun+Adj" or "recesso corto", than she is describing the noun.

Hope this makes sense. Don't worry it is confusing.

thank you for answering my question..very much appreciated! - haroldredwine, Aug 12, 2013