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The placement of the adjective "buenos (as)" before or after the noun it modifies.

Gerald R.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

The placement of the adjective "buenos (as)" before or after the noun it modifies.

In this exercise, what exactly is the reason to prefer "libros buenos" rather than "buenos libros"?

This question relates to:Spanish writing exercise "World Book Day"

Freeform Writing Exercise A2

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InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hola Gerald

Positioning the adjectives in front of the nouns is generally a way of emphasising that quality to the noun they refer to. In this case, you could have said "buenos libros" here as well if that is the intention. I added that different order to the exercise as it's also correct. 

Here's our lesson on position of adjectives if you'd like to have a look

Saludos

Inma

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The placement of the adjective "buenos (as)" before or after the noun it modifies.

In this exercise, what exactly is the reason to prefer "libros buenos" rather than "buenos libros"?

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