El perro es grande también.

The dog is big too.

Breakdown of El perro es grande también.

• ser: to be
• grande: big
• el perro: the dog
• también: too

Questions & Answers about El perro es grande también.

Why do we use es instead of está in the sentence El perro es grande también?

In Spanish, ser (in this form, es) is used to describe essential or permanent characteristics, like size. Estar would imply a temporary or changeable condition (e.g., está enfermo – “he is sick”). So we use es to say the dog is inherently big.

Why is el used here as opposed to la or lo?

El is the masculine definite article in Spanish. Since perro is a masculine noun (meaning “dog”), you have to match it with the masculine article el.

Is there a difference between grande and gran?

Yes. Gran is used before a singular noun to subtly change the meaning to “great” or to emphasize importance, as in un gran perro (“a great dog”). However, grande after the noun simply means “large” in size. In our sentence, El perro es grande focuses on the dog’s physical size.

Can you place también somewhere else in the sentence?