How to Say ‘The large is sixteen.’ in Mexican Spanish
El grande es de dieciséis.
el GRAHN-deh ess deh dyeh-see-SAYS
[el GRAHN-deh ess deh dyeh-see-SAYS]
Phrase Breakdown
El grande
el GRAHN-deh
The large one
The subject, meaning the large size. Stress 'GRAN.'
El grande es mejor.
The large one is better.
Words in this phrase
El
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
grande
[GRAHN-deh]
large
An adjective describing something big in size or number.
Necesitamos una mesa grande para la celebración.
We need a large table for the celebration.
es de dieciséis.
ess deh dyeh-see-SAYS
is sixteen (ounces).
Gives the measurement. Stress the end: dye-see-SEYS.
Mi vaso es de dieciséis.
My cup is sixteen.
Words in this phrase
es
[ess]
is
Third-person singular of “ser,” used to describe what something is like.
En la pregunta «¿Cómo es...?», «es» pide una descripción.
In the question “What is ... like?”, “es” asks for a description.
de
[deh]
of
A preposition that links nouns, often meaning “of” or “about.”
En «cultura de trabajo», «de» conecta las dos ideas.
In “work culture,” “de” connects the two ideas.
dieciséis
[dyeh-see-SAYS]
sixteen
The number 16; literally 'ten and six'.
El autobús llega en dieciséis minutos.
The bus arrives in sixteen minutes.
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