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Yo soy un simple soldado - corrido and why the adjective-noun order is like in english?

In Spanish, sometimes we place the adjective before the noun (antepuesto) or after it (pospuesto). Sometimes it can change the meaning completely: Una pobre viuda (a poor widow, I pity her but she ...
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Yo soy un simple soldado - corrido and why the adjective-noun order is like in english?

Spanish is a very flexible language. Though the normal use is "noun + adjective" we usually reverse the order. In the example you gave "yo soy un simple soldado" the adjective ...
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