The position of adjectives with nouns connected by "de"

[gramatica]

Hola a todos:

¿Me podrían decir si están bien estas dos frases? Puse el adjetivo después del primer sustantivo porque no tiene que ser un manual de escritura pero no se puede separar "máquina de escribir" ¿es así? Does anyone know of a list of these kinds of nouns where you can't split them up or a good website that talks about this?

El manual detallado de escritura

La máquina de escribir bonita

Muchas gracias

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

On principle, both of your sentences are correct, although maybe, for reasons of emphasis I'd prefer "el detallado manual de escritura".

I don't think it's a matter of lists. I'd advise that you rather thought about making sentences with an unambiguous meaning.

Sombreros para niños de paja. -> Hats for straw children or straw hats for children?
Sombreros de paja para niños. -> Specific hats for specific sizes.

Leche de vaca en polvo. -> Powder cows?
Leche en polvo de vaca. -> Sentence would be ambiguous (dust of a cow?) but "leche en polvo" is a specific product.

Ropa para dama de lana. -> Wonder what a wool lady would look like?
Ropa tejida para dama. -> Right quality for the right object.

[gramatica]

Thank you very much

Do you know what the term is called for a Spanish noun with "de." For example, "la máquina de escribir".

When the noun is like "la máquina de escribir" and it goes together the adjective has to go after the entire phrase, right? Pero cuando el sustantivo no tiene que ir junto al otro sustantivo puede ir o antes del primer sustantivo o despues dependiendo de la emfasis, ¿no?

Can you think of any other nouns that have to go together besides "la maquina de escribir" or do you know of a good website that talks about this?

Una pequeña correción:

In principle

Thank you

[irmamar]

That is called "sinapsia" and it consists of noun + de/a + adjective. Look here, there are a few.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by irmamar

That is called "sinapsia" and it consists of noun + de/a + adjective. Look here, there are a few.

And also noun + de/a + verb

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by Perikles

And also noun + de/a + verb

You're right; also a noun (pan de ángel)