Breakdown of La niña tiene una mano pequeña.
la niña
the girl
tener
to have
una
a, an (feminine)
pequeño
small
Questions & Answers about La niña tiene una mano pequeña.
Wait, why is it una mano? Doesn't the word mano end in an 'o'?
Yes, it does, but mano is a very common exception to the rule! Even though it ends in 'o', it is a feminine word. Because it is feminine, we must use the feminine word for 'a' (una) instead of the masculine one (un).
Does mano become masculine if a boy has a small hand?
Does pequeña end in an 'a' because of the girl (la niña) or the hand (la mano)?
Why is the order mano pequeña instead of pequeña mano?