Adjectives- Placement of Adjectives
ITALIAN
Several common adjectives go before the noun. Some examples are shown below. The
list below does not include all possible examples--just some common examples.
- bella / bello beautiful
- breve short
- buona / buono good
- cattiva / cattivo bad
- giovane young
- grande big
- lunga / lungo long
- nuova / nuovo new
- piccola / piccolo small
- vecchia / vecchio old
Most other adjectives are placed after the noun. When in doubt, put the adjective
after the noun.
You are ready for the list of 15 common adjectives.