Vocab Info

N5 い-adjective

(ちい)さいsmall, little, tiny

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    1. い-adjective

      1. 1.

        small, little, tiny

      2. 2.

        slight, below average (in degree, amount, etc.), minor, small

      3. 3.

        low (e.g. sound), soft (e.g. voice)

      4. 4.

        unimportant, petty, insignificant, trifling, trivial

      5. 5.

        young, juvenile

    All Forms

    小さい 【ちいさい】

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    Examples

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      あの(いえ)(ちい)さいです。

      That house is small.

      • N5

      あなた(いぬ)(ちい)さいですか。

      Is your dog small?

      • N5

      このワンピースは(わたし)には(ちい)()ぎます。

      This dress is too small for me.

      • N5

      (わたし)たちは、(ちい)さいアパートから一軒家(いっけんや)()()しました。

      We moved from a small apartment to a house.

      • N5

      この靴下(くつした)(わたし)にとって(ちい)すぎる。

      These socks are too small for me.

      • N4
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