If I wanted to say like Ancient Egypt would it be Egipto antiguo or antiguo Egipto?
2007-03-17 10:59:58 · 12 answers · asked by homedawg252 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
it depends on how you are using it. if you are using it as a non. as in Ancient Egypt, the way you want to say it obviously, it would be Antiguo Egipto.
Howevier if you are using antiguo as an adjective then it would be egipto antiguo. For example, 'voy a estudiar el antiguo egipto. is i'm going to study ancient egypt.
but if you say: el egipto es antiguo. then the adjective comes after the verb. you wouldnt say, el antiguo es egipto.
2007-03-17 12:48:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Egipto Antiguo
2007-03-17 18:02:59 · answer #2 · answered by Axel 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
antiguo Egipto
2007-03-18 03:16:22 · answer #3 · answered by Hey Guyz! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Martha P is absolutely right. It's "Antiguo Egipto". In Spanish most of the adjectives come after the noun, but there are EXCEPTIONS! There are also some adjectives that change the meaning of the phrase depending on it's location and sometimes it doesn't matter where you put the adjective (usually in poetry and literature).
e.g.
Griego antiguo = ancient Greek
Antigua Grecia = Ancient Greece
mi viejo amigo = my old friend
mi amigo viejo = my friend who's old
tengo una muy bonita amiga = i have a very pretty female friend
tengo una amiga muy bonita =i have a very pretty female friend
2007-03-18 02:20:42 · answer #4 · answered by chris_keever2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Egipto antiguo
2007-03-17 18:02:51 · answer #5 · answered by camd42 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Egipto antiguo
2007-03-17 18:02:47 · answer #6 · answered by It's all Love!!! 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Egipto antiguo. Hope this helps!
2007-03-17 18:03:16 · answer #7 · answered by Miranda 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It would be Egipto Antiguo...in spanish the noun comes before the adjective describing...in english the adjective comes before the noun.
2007-03-17 18:09:33 · answer #8 · answered by josh.isaiah 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
antiguo egipto
2007-03-17 19:08:51 · answer #9 · answered by sfreak206 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Antiguo Egipto
Edit.
Whether they like it or not it is Antiguo Egipto. And to the ones like josh.isa or patches, it is NOT always so.
Old Testament = Antiguo Testamento.
Far East = el lejano Oriente.
2007-03-17 18:02:33 · answer #10 · answered by Martha P 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋