propre maison vs maison propre

Question

If the adjective appears before the noun then its a subjective description and after is the objective description. To me, my own house sounds like an objective description and a clean house a subjective description. So can we say this is an exception?

Answer

Bonjour Radhika,I think of the differences as being abstract before the noun but descriptive after the nounSo for example, we could write "Ma propre (own) chambre (abstract)" and "Ma chambre propre (clean descriptive / concrete)"This is quite a tricky aspect of French grammar - I hope my input helps (although contradictory to your proposal) but I am interested in reading what others may wish to contribute.Bonne journeéJim