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Ellos tienen los pies grandes.

Ellos tienen los pies grandes.
They have big feet.
From Lesson 65:The Human Body: Legs and Health·Spanish (Spain)

Breakdown of Ellos tienen los pies grandes.

grande
big
ellos
they (m)
tener
to have
el pie
the foot

Questions & Answers about Ellos tienen los pies grandes.

Why does the sentence use los pies instead of just saying pies?
In Spanish, you generally use the definite article (el, la, los, las) when talking about body parts. While in English we just say they have "big feet," Spanish phrases it as having "the" big feet (los pies).
Why is the word order pies grandes instead of grandes pies?
In Spanish, descriptive words (adjectives) usually come right after the person or thing they describe. So, instead of saying "big feet" like in English, you put the description second and say "feet big" (pies grandes).
If pies is a masculine word, why doesn't grandes end in -os?
Adjectives that end in -e in their singular form, like grande, do not change to match gender. They are used exactly the same way for both masculine and feminine words. You only need to add an -s to make it plural, which is why it becomes grandes to match the plural word pies.
Do I have to include ellos when saying they have something?
No, you can often leave it out. Because the verb tienen already means "they have" (or "you all have" for a formal group), you can just say Tienen los pies grandes. You only need to add ellos if you want to emphasize "they" or if you need to clarify exactly who you are talking about.

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