What differentiates the 2 sentences below

Question

Why in the 1st sentence does the noun precede and why in the 2nd sentence does the adjective precede?

Aquel hombre pobre no tiene dinero. (Poor)

Aquel pobre hombre era muy desgraciado. (Disgraced)

The only distinction I see is the different quality described by each adjective.

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And, how does the chart below help to answer my question?

Adjective before after

pobre unfortunate poor

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Thank you, James

Answer

Hola James,When using the adjective "pobre" in front or after the noun we are going to have a different meaning. If we say "el hombre pobre" we are generally going to think of a man with no money, literally poor. When we use "el pobre hombre" we are generally going to think of a man who is going through a difficult time in life, maybe he lost his wife, or he lost his job... or he has no one at all..., this sort of "poor man" (not necessarily money related.)In terms of formatting I will pass that on to our team.Gracias y saludos,Inma

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So if I understand your explanation, this fact helpsthe listener to receive understanding rather thanthe speaker to give understanding?Does this make sense?James