"The big apple"

Translation: La grosse pomme

[gvillena23]

I tried typing New York, half-expecting it to be correct.

[Bee1994]

B.a.g.s why did they never teach me this in school!

[rkent]

How do you know whether to put the adjective before or after the noun? "Le chat noir" is correct, but "la pomme grosse" is not?

[Sitesurf]

look at this, quite useful: http://french.about.com/od/grammar/a/adjectives_4.htm

[melsin]

why not grande?

[Sitesurf]

An apple can be small or big = petite ou grosse.
Basically, "grande" means "tall".

[mslaroy]

B.A.G.S! amazing...