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11 The forms of the adjective buono  (good), when used before a singular noun, change in the same way as the inde fi nite article: 

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* Nowadays the form buona  is preferred to buon’ . 

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Note that when buono  comes after  the noun, the full form is used: questo libro è buono , il ca ff è è buono , etc. 

12 The adjective grande  (big/great), when used before the noun, may change to the invariable form gran  or, in some expressions, to grand’ ; nowadays, the full form, grande , is preferred in most cases: 

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Note that before plural  nouns, grande  is regular: grandi musicisti , grandi case , etc. 

Note also that when grande  comes after  the noun, the full form is always used: quel fi lm è grande , la casa è grande , etc. 

13 The adjective santo  (saint) is another that has di ff erent forms when used before a noun: 

santo  is only used before masculine names starting with s + consonant; 

san  is used before masculine names starting with a consonant (other than s + consonant); 

sant’  is used before masculine or feminine names starting with a vowel; 

santa  is used before feminine names starting with a consonant: 

