#Ricochet08 (corrigez-moi)
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most adjectives go after the noun.
adjectives that go before the noun are mostly related to beauty (eg. beau), age (eg. jeune), size (eg. petit) and goodness/quality (eg. bon), in addition to ordinal numbers (eg. premier, deuxième).
That said, for the goodness/quality factor, this can vary a bit. Depending on formality and how much you wanna amplify the quality aspect of the adjective, it can often go before or after.
In "un acteur célèbre", you're just talking about popularity, not much to do with how good the actor is.
In "un célèbre restaurant", the renown is directly a factor of quality. Also, "célèbre" only goes before if you're being formal.
this isn't a big deal most of the time.
sometimes tho, the meaning can change.
un bon médecin => good at their job
un médecin bon => with a good heart