Clarificación Otro/otra

Question

Mi libro de grammatica dice sobre "otro y otra:"

"Si hay un número antes del nombre, otro(a) se usa antes del número, lo contrario del inglés."

EJ: Necesito otros dos libros. (I need another two books)

No entiendo. El orden de la frase en inglés y español es el mismo no "lo contrario del inglés." Puede clarificar esta declaración? Muchas gracias.

Answer 1

It doesn't seem to make sense, maybe it's because otro can mean other as well as another and we say ... I need 2 other books? with the number first (but the meaning isn't quite the same), just grasping at straws here lol.

oh really something is wrong in that book Kiwi: "Si hay un número antes del ¿nombre?, otro(a) se usa ..." - 003e54f5, Jul 30, 2014

Nombre = Sustantivo - NikkiLR, Jul 30, 2014

oh omg I didn't know! :) thanks Nikki but the book is still wrong :P - 003e54f5, Jul 30, 2014

Answer 2

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Well said mi amor. ;) - ray76, Jul 30, 2014