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3.4.1.3 Prefixed adjectives in the position after the noun
Some of the adjectives we mentioned
here
can be also used in the position after the noun, then they change their meaning. A popular example is Napoleon, he was a great (not a big) man!
Example
grand prefixed
Il
était
un
grand
homme
He
was
a
great (important)
man.
grand suffixed
Il
était
un
homme
grand.
He
was
a
man
big. (a big man)
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