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Adjective Agreement·Adjectives That Go Before the Noun
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Most adjectives follow the noun in Italian. However, some common adjectives typically precede the noun: bello (beautiful), brutto (ugly), piccolo (small), grande (big/great), buono (good), cattivo (bad), giovane (young), vecchio (old), nuovo (new), antico (ancient/antique).

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Which is the more natural Italian sentence for 'a beautiful city'?

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