grammar.adjectives.position
Adjective position: after the noun by default
Descriptive adjectives follow the noun (una casa blanca); quantity and determiner-like adjectives precede (muchos libros, otra vez); some change meaning by position.
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Explanation
Default: noun + adjective — un contrato largo, vino tinto. Before the noun go quantifiers (mucho, poco, varios), ordinals (el primer piso), and adjectives used subjectively or ornamentally (una larga espera, la blanca nieve).
Placement shifts tone: postposed distinguishes (las casas viejas = the old ones, not the new), preposed evaluates or assumes (las viejas casas = the houses, which happen to be old). A handful of adjectives change meaning entirely — see the dedicated rule.
Examples
We're looking for a furnished apartment.
Region: global
It was a long negotiation.
Region: global