¿Gran or grande? Adjectives that change before a noun
Some adjectives change when they are placed before a noun.
Un contable malo → un mal contable.
A bad accountant.
Grande (big, large; great) changes to gran, and cualquiera (any) to cualquier in front of masculine or feminine nouns.
Un gran hombre, una gran mujer.
A great man, a great woman.
Cualquier mujer, cualquier hombre.
Any man, any woman.
Bueno (good), malo (bad), alguno (some; any), ninguno (no, none), primero (first) and tercero (third) lose their o before masculine nouns.
Una buena amiga → Un buen amigo.
A good (female) friend → A good (male) friend.
La tercera puerta → El tercer piso.
The third door → The third floor.
Notes:
- Ningún and algún also acquire an accent.
Alguna mujer →Algún hombre.
Some/Any woman →Some/Any man.
Ninguna casa → Ningún coche.
No/Not one house → No/Not one car.
- Bueno, malo and grande generally change meaning depending on whether they go before or after the noun.
Una gran persona (una persona con grandes cualidades).
A great person (possessing great qualities).
Una persona grande (una persona alta y corpulenta).
A large person (tall, heavily built).
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