小さい
✓POINT
広さ・数量・価値などが客観的に見てふつうよりも小さいものについていう.
little 形
a small room
♔基本a small room
小さな[狭せまい]部屋
⦣ small＋名詞.
a small income
a small income
少ない[わずかな]収入
a small matter
a small matter
小さな[つまらない]問題
a small letter
a small letter
小文字
関連語a capital letter （大文字）
in a small voice
in a small voice
小さな[低い]声で
This book is for small children.
This book is for small children.
この本は小さな子供たちのためのものです.
The kitten is small. The cat is large.
反対語The kitten is small. The cat is large.
子ネコは小さい. 親ネコは大きい.
⦣ be動詞＋small.
The boy is very small for his age.
The boy is very small for his age.
その少年は年のわりにはとても小さい.
It grew smaller and smaller.
It grew smaller and smaller.
それはだんだん小さくなった.
⦣ 比較ひかく級＋and＋比較級は「だんだん[ますます]～」.
Mary is smaller than her younger brother, but their mother is the smallest in the family.
Mary is smaller than her younger brother, but their mother is the smallest in the family.
メアリーは弟よりも小さい, しかし彼らのお母さんは家族の中で一番小さい.
