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小さい
Readings

chiisai
English
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
small, little, tiny

I-adjective (keiyoushi)
slight, below average (in degree, amount, etc.), minor

I-adjective (keiyoushi)
low (e.g. sound), soft (e.g. voice)

I-adjective (keiyoushi)
unimportant, petty, insignificant, trifling, trivial

I-adjective (keiyoushi)
young, juvenile

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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 小さい
is [x]
小さくない
is not [x]
Past 小さかった
was [x]
小さくなかった
was not [x]
Te-form, Continuative 小さくて
is [x] and...
小さくなくて
is not [x] and...
Kanjis
ON: ショウ KUN: ちい.さい, こ-, お-, さ-
little, small

Stroke: 3 Grade: 1 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 1-1-2 FC: 9000.0


Phrases
その机はメグには小さすぎる。
Parts: 其の (その) (つくえ) には 小さい (ちいさい) 過ぎる (すぎる)
The desk is too small for Meg.
That desk is too small for Meg.