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How do you say "big" in Mexican Spanish?

grande

Noun

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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