Learn Spanish (Spain): Las habitaciones pequeñas son más baratas que las grandes. - The small rooms are cheaper than the big ones.

Las habitaciones pequeñas son más baratas que las grandes.

The small rooms are cheaper than the big ones.

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Why is "baratas" feminine when "habitaciones" doesn't end in -a?

Even though habitaciones doesn't end in -a, it is a feminine noun. In Spanish, almost all nouns ending in -ción (the singular is habitación) are feminine. Because of this, both the adjectives pequeñas and baratas must match it in the feminine plural form.

How does Spanish translate "the big ones" in this sentence?

Spanish doesn't use a literal word for "ones". Instead, you just use the definite plural article (las) directly with the adjective (grandes). So, las grandes essentially means "the big ones" because it points back to the feminine plural noun habitaciones.

Why do we use "que" instead of "de" for "than" in this comparison?

When comparing two things using an adjective (like "cheaper" or más baratas), Spanish uses que for "than". You generally only use de when comparing with a specific number or quantity, such as más de cinco (more than five).

Why is it "las grandes" and not "las grandas" to match the feminine noun?

Adjectives that end in -e in their singular form (like grande) are gender-neutral. They use the exact same form for both masculine and feminine nouns. To make them plural, you simply add -s, making it grandes regardless of the noun's gender.