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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Explicación
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.
Ejemplos
Buscamos un departamento amoblado.
We're looking for a furnished apartment.
We're looking for a furnished apartment.
Región: global
Fue una larga negociación.
It was a long negotiation.
It was a long negotiation.
Región: global