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Ellos tienen tres perros grandes.

Ellos tienen tres perros grandes.
They have three big dogs.
From Lesson 38:Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, dos, tres)·Spanish (Spain)

Breakdown of Ellos tienen tres perros grandes.

grande
big
el perro
the dog
ellos
they (m)
tener
to have
tres
three

Questions & Answers about Ellos tienen tres perros grandes.

Why is it tres and not tresos to match the plural perros?
Numbers from two to ten, like tres (three), never change their endings to match the gender or plural of the noun they describe. It is always just tres, whether you are talking about masculine dogs or feminine houses.
Why does grandes come after perros?
In Spanish, descriptive words (adjectives) usually come right after the noun they describe. Instead of saying 'big dogs' like in English, you say 'dogs big' (perros grandes).
Why does grande become grandes here?
In Spanish, adjectives must match the noun they describe in number (singular or plural). Since perros is plural (three dogs), the adjective grande adds an -s to become plural too.
Could we leave out the word ellos and just say Tienen tres perros grandes?
Yes! In Spanish, the verb ending often tells you who is doing the action. Tienen means 'they have' or 'you all have', so if it is already clear from the context who you are talking about, you can completely drop ellos.

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