N.B.--A predicative adjective does not agree in case, when its noun or pronoun is in the accusative (pars. 69 (_a_), and 108 (_b_)).
(_c_). A possessive adjective usually precedes the word to which it relates. If we wish to speak in an affectionate strain, we can place it after the noun.
Examples.--_Mia patrino kaj miaj gefratoj donis al mi donacon en mia naskotago_ = My mother and my brothers and sisters gave me a present on my birthday. _Ne ploru, patrino mia!_ = Do not weep, mother dear! (_or_, mother mine!). _Johano mia, ne faru tion!_ = John dear, do not do that.
(_d_). A demonstrative adjective usually precedes the word to which it relates.
Examples.--_Tiu sinjorino estas mia fratino_ = That lady is my sister. _Du ŝilingoj ne sufiĉos por aĉeti tiun libron_ = Two shillings will not buy that book.
(_e_). To show emphasis, adjectives can, as in English, be placed first in phrases.
Examples.--_Bona, malavara kaj ĝentila, li estas estimata de ĉiuj_ = Kind, generous and courteous, he was esteemed by all. _Feliĉa estas la homo, kiu ne havas malamikojn_ = Happy is the man who has no enemies.
85. Place of the pronoun.--As in English, a personal pronoun may follow or precede the verb.
Examples.--_"Jes," diris li_ (or, _li diris_), "_vi estas prava_" = "Yes," said he, "you are right." _"Kial," ekkriis la homo, "vi faris tion?"_ = "Why," cried the man, "did you do that?"
86. Place of the verb.--The verb is, as a rule, placed after the subject, but this does not mean that it must follow it immediately, for it can be separated by predicates, complements, and adverbs.
Examples.--_La lingvo Esperanto, kreita de doktoro Zamenhof, estas jam uzata en la tuta mondo civilizita_ = The language Esperanto, created by Dr. Zamenhof, is already used in the whole civilized world. In sentences like the following it is, as in English, often placed before the subject. _"Kien ni iros," diris mi al li, "kiam via amiko alvenos?"_ = "Where shall we go," said I to him, "when your friend arrives (shall arrive)?" _Nun alvenas la horo de la sukceso por la lingvo internacia_ = Now comes the hour of (the) success for the international language. _Aperis sur la monteto la figuro de rajdanto_ = There appeared on the hill the figure of a horseman. (For the place of the Infinitive, see par. 82.)