A concise and simplified grammar of the Spanish language

ADJECTIVES. 27
58. To the foregoing rule, the following instances are
exceptions, as in them the Adjective usually 'precedes the
Noun.
\st. Numerical Adjectives : Ex.
Veinte hombres. Twentj' men.
La. primera cosa. The first thing.
In referring to royalty and other dignities, however, the
Ex.
numerical Adiective follows the noun :
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Isabel Segunda. Isabelle the Second.
Gregorio Primero. Gregory the First.
2d. The Adjectives iodo, mucho, poco, pocos, cierto, cada,
varios, tal, (all, much, little, few^ certain, each, several,
such), likewise precede the noun : Ex.
Todo el mundo. All the world.
Mucho dinero. Much money.
Pocos hombres. Few men.
Ciertos individuos. Certain individuals.
Cierto, nevertheless, in the sense of sicre, generally follows
the Noun : Ex.
Es cosa cierta. It is a certain thing.
Son noticias ciertas. They are certain news.
3d. Adjectives employed as attributes, or that denote
the natural or inherent properties of Nouns, generally precede
them : Ex.
Los hermosos colores del iris. The beautiful colours of the rainbow.
El duro hierro. The hard iron.
4th. Adjectives used as epithets, precede the Noun : Ex.
El soberbioLdciier, El paciente 3oh. The proud Lucifer, The patient Job.
5th. Adjectives that terminate in isimo, generally precede
the Noun : Ex.
Son hermosísimas obras. They are most beautiful works,
j Que bellísimo dia
What a very fine day !