Questions & Answers about El crítico viejo camina muy despacio.
Why is viejo placed after crítico in this sentence?
In Spanish, placing viejo after the noun means 'old in age' or 'elderly'. So, el crítico viejo is a critic who is an older man. If we put it before the noun (el viejo crítico), the meaning changes to 'long-time'. That would describe a person who has been a critic for a long time, even if they are only 30 years old!
Wait, isn't crítico an adjective meaning 'critical'?
Can I say lentamente instead of despacio?
Yes, absolutely! Both muy despacio and muy lentamente mean 'very slowly' and are interchangeable here. Despacio is just slightly more common in everyday spoken Spanish.
Is it polite to call a person viejo?