nooobie question

[shadow1]

Hello everybody.

Some adjectives have a "short" form.
For example, the short form for добрый is добр. (masculine singular)

When does one use добр?
Can you say "добр день"?

Thanks in advance.

[Madjesty]

No, you can't.
You may say "день хорош", "девушка красива".
But:"красивая девушка","хороший день".
"Добрый день" is a set expression.

[layman]

no you can not

if i am not misstaken, adjectives in "short" form are mostly used as predicates

[shadow1]

What's the difference between "день хорош" and "хороший день"?
Do they have the same meaning?

Yesterday was a good day.
Вчера был хороший день.
Вчера был день хорош.

[layman]

they have the same meaning

but probably there is a small differens in collocation

[Madjesty]

Yesterday was a good day.
Вчера был хороший день.
There хороший is an attribute.

Вчера был день хорош. - It is wrong!
Вчерашний день был хорош.
Хорош is a predicate. (The day was good.)