Word's order - The adjectives

Sentence's structure based on a logic that goes with the order of the words. It is one of the challenge in learning new languages because it dictates the meaning.

In the previous article we talk about structure which could be seen as series of part of speech which a simple sentence would be :

Noun(subject) predicate noun(object)

In qualifying the noun for instance where we add adjective to the noun, the order could significanly change the meaning. Observe:

Green light
And
Light green

Notice the adjective was stated before the noun.

In bahasa indonesia the order is reverse:

Green light
Lampu hijau

We state the adjective after the noun. So...

New book would be buku baru
Clean shirt would be kemeja bersih
Nice car would be mobil bagus.

Written by,

Paulius Setiawan

Contributor to Bahasa Budaya Organization

Lingua Internacional

Jakarta Indonesia