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Syntax with multiple adjectives.

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I have a hard time with sentences with many adjectives. I never know in what order the adjectives should go in Spanish.

Example: She wore a lovely green and white fitted shirt.

     Ella llevaba una preciosa camisa entallada verde y blanca. 
                                              or
     Ella llevaba un a camisa preciosa entallada verde y blanca
                                              or
     Ella llevaba una  preciosa camisa verde y blanca entallada
                    or any number of other combinations?       

Is it important what adjective comes first?

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updated Jan 28, 2014
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Ella llevaba (or usaba) una camisa preciosa de color blanco y verde a la medida. I think you have to look for the noun and go backwards as in, a black horse: un caballo negro. Una casa grande, preciosa y sola. ( a big, beautiful and unoccupied house). Well, I hope you understand. From shirt, I went on to describe its looks, then colors and then size. Personally, I don't think it matters too much what goes first, especially when talking to other people. In writing, that could be another story.

updated Jan 28, 2014
edited by juanmelgar
posted by juanmelgar