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La silla anaranjada es pequeña.

La silla anaranjada es pequeña.
The orange chair is small.
From Lesson 10:Adjective agreement·Spanish (Latin America)

Breakdown of La silla anaranjada es pequeña.

la silla
the chair
pequeño
small
anaranjado
orange (color)

Questions & Answers about La silla anaranjada es pequeña.

Why does anaranjada come after silla? In English, we say 'orange chair'.
In Spanish, descriptive words (adjectives) like anaranjada (orange) usually come after the noun they describe. So instead of 'orange chair', you say silla anaranjada (literally 'chair orange').
Why do both anaranjada and pequeña end in an -a?
They end in -a to match the word they describe, la silla (the chair), which is a feminine word. If you were talking about a masculine word like el carro (the car), you would change the adjective endings to -o: el carro anaranjado es pequeño.
Why do we use es instead of está for 'is'?
We use es (from the verb ser) because we are talking about a permanent characteristic or basic description of the chair. Its color and its size are defining traits, not temporary states or physical locations.
Could I just say naranja instead of anaranjada?
Yes, you will often hear people use naranja for the color too! Anaranjada strictly means 'orange-colored', while naranja can mean both the fruit and the color. Just remember that naranja usually does not change its ending to match masculine or feminine words, so it would simply be la silla naranja.

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