La herida es pequeña, pero la enfermera le puso una tirita.

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Breakdown of La herida es pequeña, pero la enfermera le puso una tirita.

• ser: to be
• una: a
• pero: but

Questions & Answers about La herida es pequeña, pero la enfermera le puso una tirita.

Why does the sentence use la in la herida and la enfermera?

Spanish uses definite articles much more often than English does. So la herida and la enfermera are completely natural, even where English might just say the wound and the nurse or sometimes leave the article out in a different context.

Both nouns are feminine singular:

• la herida = the wound
• la enfermera = the nurse

The article has to match the noun in gender and number.

Why is it pequeña and not pequeño?

Because pequeña has to agree with la herida, which is a feminine singular noun.

Agreement works like this:

• herida = feminine singular
• so the adjective must also be feminine singular: pequeña

Compare:

• el corte pequeño = the small cut
• la herida pequeña = the small wound

Why does pequeña come after herida?