Order of Adjectives
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ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
In English adjectives are used before nouns.
Sometimes several adjectives are used in front of a noun. The following table and examples will help you remember their order.
|
quantity number article |
opinion |
size |
age | shape | color |
origin nationality |
material | noun |
| a | cute | little | brown | Russian | bear | |||
| two | funny | old | Italian | cars | ||||
| a | beautiful |
|
round | Swiss |
golden |
watch |
General qualities come before particular ones.
- Example: dark-blue velvet dress
Personal opinion comes before more objective words.
- Example: delicious chocolate cake
Usually only two or three adjectives are used before the noun. All other descriptive details are used afterwards.
- Example: a beautiful new silk blouse, decorated with shiny buttons.
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