Translation for Peter's Family and The New Baby?

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Permalink Reply by Léonard on March 4, 2012 at 3:18am

Yep "la famille de Peter" is correct, but it's "le nouveau bébé".

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Permalink Reply by Jenni Jolly on March 4, 2012 at 5:20am

Thanks; I thought descriptive words go after the noun? As in "le chat gris"

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Permalink Reply by Neil Coffey on March 4, 2012 at 5:30am

They often do-- and colour adjectives practically always do. But there are a few circumstances where they don't.

The word "nouveau" generally goes before the noun when you're describing in a "matter of fact" way that something is new/has recently appeared etc.

If you put "nouveau" after the noun, it means something like "which is a new concept", "which is a new experience" -- i.e. it's a more subjective statement.

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Permalink Reply by Jenni Jolly on March 4, 2012 at 5:53am

Merci! 

I'm learning a little bit each day, thanks again!

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EducatorPermalink Reply by George Hunt on March 4, 2012 at 10:36am

would there be any diference in meaning or usage between  l'année nouvelle and la nouvelle année?

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