Describe a small room, a garden and two small animals.

The idea

Pequeño describes small size. It changes for gender and number: pequeño, pequeña, pequeños, pequeñas. It can follow a noun or appear after a verb.

Examples

  • El jardín es pequeño.The garden is small.
  • La caja pequeña está aquí.The small box is here.
  • Tenemos dos perros pequeños.We have two small dogs.
  • Busco una habitación pequeña.I am looking for a small room.
  • Las ventanas pequeñas dan al patio.The small windows face the courtyard.
  • Este bolso es más pequeño que el tuyo.This bag is smaller than yours.

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Watch out

The ending agrees with the Spanish noun, even if your own language does not mark adjective gender.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the feminine form for caja: La caja es ___. (pequeña / pequeño)

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    pequeña

    Pequeña matches feminine singular caja.

  2. Choose the masculine plural for perros: Tenemos dos perros ___. (pequeños / pequeñas)

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    pequeños

    Pequeños matches masculine plural perros.

  3. Choose the feminine plural for ventanas: Las ventanas son ___. (pequeñas / pequeño)

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    pequeñas

    Pequeñas matches feminine plural ventanas.

Use it today

Describe a small object and compare its size with an object belonging to someone else.