Adjective Placement – Kolejność przymiotników angielskich

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When using more than one adjective to describe a noun place the adjectives in the following order before the noun.

NOTE: We usually use no more than three adjectives preceding a noun.

  1. Opinion
    Example: an interesting book, a boring lecture
  2. Dimension
    Example: a big apple, a thin wallet
  3. Age
    Example: a new car, a modern building, an ancient ruin
  4. Shape
    Example: a square box, an oval mask, a round ball
  5. Color
    Example: a pink hat, a blue book, a black coat
  6. Origin
    Example: some Italian shoes, a Canadian town, an American car
  7. Material
    Example: a wooden box, a woolen sweater, a plastic toy
Here are some examples of nouns modified with three adjectives in the correct order based on the list above. Notice that the adjectives are not separated by commas.
  • A wonderful old Italian clock. (opinion – age – origin)
  • A big square blue box. (dimension – shape – color)
  • A disgusting pink plastic ornament. (opinion – color – material)
  • Some slim new French trousers. (dimension – age – origin)