You can already say 가방이 작아요 — the bag is small. The describing word sits at the end, and the sentence is finished.
Today the same word moves to the front: 작은 가방 — a small bag. This is no longer a sentence. It is a longer noun, and it can go anywhere a noun goes: 작은 가방을 샀어요, 작은 가방이 있어요?
| At the end of a sentence | In front of a noun | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가방이 작아요 | 작은 가방 | a small bag |
| 사람이 좋아요 | 좋은 사람 | a good person |
| 꽃이 예뻐요 | 예쁜 꽃 | a pretty flower |
| 방이 커요 | 큰 방 | a big room |
| 옷이 비싸요 | 비싼 옷 | expensive clothes |