Learn Italian: Ho ottenuto un buon contratto.

Ho ottenuto un buon contratto.

I obtained a good contract.

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Questions & Answers about Ho ottenuto un buon contratto.

Why is it buon and not buono here?

When buono (good) comes right before a masculine singular noun that starts with most consonants (like contratto), it drops its final -o and becomes buon. This makes the sentence flow much better when speaking.

Why does the adjective buon come before the noun contratto? I thought Italian adjectives usually go after.

Most descriptive adjectives do go after the noun in Italian. However, a small group of very common adjectives—usually describing goodness, beauty, age, or size (like buono, bello, nuovo, or vecchio)—typically come before the noun.

Ottenuto is the past participle of ottenere (to obtain). Is this an irregular verb pattern to memorize?

Yes, but it is highly predictable! Ottenere is built from the common irregular verb tenere (to hold or keep). It follows the exact same pattern: since the past participle of tenere is tenuto, ottenere simply becomes ottenuto.