Example 48-6

un buen lato
un
art.indf.sg
buen
good
lato
while
a good while = for some time, for a while
Spanish: un buen rato
Comment:
As in Spanish, adjective placement can have semantic consequences. In this example, postnominal placement would not mean the same thing, as it would imply contrastive meaning (i.e. a long rather than a short while).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Recorded by author