On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 15:18:15 -0500, # 1 <salut_vous_autre@...>
wrote:
>it is said that an adjective that indicates the color or the form is placed
>after the noun
I see, I didn't know that.
>But sometimes an adjective can change its sense by being before or after
the
>noun it refers to
>
>Un dîner maigre: a direr without meat
>Un maigre dîner: a not very abundant diner
"Mes mains propres" -- "Mes propres mains"
"My clean hands" -- "My own hands"
BTW, one of the presents I got today was a Quenya Grammar/Dictionary I got
from my parents ;)