When there are two or more adjectives or nouns before a noun, they tend to go in the following order:
Opinion |
Measure |
Age or tempe-rature |
Shape |
Colour |
Verb form |
Origin |
Material |
Noun |
Head noun |
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nice |
big |
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tables |
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big |
round |
tables |
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old |
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brown |
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tables |
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big |
carved |
French |
tables |
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nice |
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old |
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French |
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tables |
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brown |
wooden |
card |
tables |
In other words, typical examples are:
![]() | nice big tables |
![]() | big round tables |
![]() | old brown tables |
![]() | big carved French tables |
![]() | nice old French tables |
![]() | brown wooden card tables |
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