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How do you say "big" in Mexican Spanish?
grande
In Mexican Spanish, "big" is grande.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced GRAHN-day, with the R rolled slightly.
Grammar notes
Grande drops the -de before masculine nouns, becoming gran. It applies to both genders and both singular and plural agree without changing form.
Example sentence
Mi casa es muy grande.
My house is very big.
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How to remember grande
Grande sounds almost like 'grand' in English - something grand is usually something big.
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Questions about grande
How do you say "big" in Mexican Spanish?
In Mexican Spanish, "big" is grande. It is a noun.
How is grande written in Mexican Spanish?
grande is written using the standard Mexican Spanish script.
How is grande used in a sentence?
Use grande as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Mi casa es muy grande. (My house is very big.).
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