“chiisai” vs. “chiisana”：Have You Noticed Their Difference?

“chiisai” vs. “chiisana”：Have You Noticed Their Difference?

What is the difference between “小ちいさい(chiisai)” and “小ちいさな(chiisana)”? For instance, “小ちいさい文字もじ” and “小ちいさな文字もじ“. After reading this, you would be figuring out the difference between these. Let me introduce how you correctly use them today!

小ちいさい (chiisai)

Small / 小 / 작다 / Nhỏ

“小ちいさい(chiisai)” means “Small” and which has been used as the meaning it is “a size that is less than normal or usual” that describes the fact of something as an objective reality. For instance, “これは小ちいさい家いえです” means “This is a small house.” and it simply states the fact that the house is small, unlike “これは小ちいさな家いえです”。

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Sample

yuka

顔かおが小ちいさいね。 (You have a small face.) (脸很小啊。) (얼굴이 작네.) (Mặt bạn nhỏ nhỉ!) (kao gachīsai ne.)

tatsuya

音おとが小ちいさいよ。 (The voice is soft.) (声音很小呢。) (소리가 작아.) (Tiếng nhỏ quá.) (oto gachīsai yo.)

yuka

小ちいさい文字もじで読よめないよ。 (I can’t read the small letters.) (字太小我没办法看呀。) (작은 글자라서 못 읽어.) (Chữ nhỏ quá tớ không đọc được.) (chīsai moji de yomenai yo.)

tatsuya

小ちいさい服ふくだね。 (The wear is small.) (小小的衣服。) (작은 옷이네.) (Quần áo nhỏ nhỉ.) (chīsai fukuda ne.)

小ちいさな (chiisana)

Small/Solely / 小的 / 작은 / Rất nhỏ

“小ちいさな(chiisana)” also means “Small” and which has been used as the meaning it is “a size that is less than normal or usual” that describes the fact of something as subjective with an emotion. For instance, “これは小ちいさな家いえです” means “This is a small house.”, however, when people say this sentence, they emotionally describe the fact that the house is small as subjective, so they may say “小ちいさな家いえだね” instead of “これは小ちいさい家いえです” which is pretty formal in using “小ちいさな”. Further, basically adults and over 12-15 years old don’t use the word “小ちいさな” which is pretty childish for native speakers even if you got excited and describe something is small. If adults use “小ちいさな” when describing something, that would be for the children.

Sample

yuka

小ちいさな顔かおだね！ (What a small face you have!) (真是张小脸啊！) (작은 얼굴이네!) (Mặt nhỏ nhỉ!) (chīsana kaoda ne!)

tatsuya

小ちいさな音おとだね！ (What a small voice it is!) (很小的声音！) (작은 소리네!) (Tiếng nhỏ nhỉ!) (chīsana otoda ne!)

yuka

小ちいさな文字もじで読よめないよ！ (What a small letters that I can’t read!) (字太小我看不到。) (작은 글자라서 못 읽어!) (Chữ nhỏ quá tớ không đọc được!) (chīsana moji de yomenai yo!)

tatsuya

小ちいさな服ふくだね。 (What a small wear!.) (小件的衣服。) (작은 옷이네.) (Quần áo nhỏ nhỉ.) (chīsana fukuda ne.)

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