Grammatical class
Adjective
petit
small
Details
Syllables
pe-tit
Phonetics
pə.ti
Grammatical class
Adjective
Freq. (books)
597
Freq. (movies)
448
Freq. (news)
306
Variants
Sentences
Un petit garçon
A little boy
A1
Un petit verre de vin
A small glass of wine
A1
Tu es petit.
You're small.
A1
Il est petit.
He is small.
A1
Pauvre petit.
Poor little boy!
A1
Tom est petit.
Tom is small.
A1
Certaines personnes sont vraiment petites à propos des plus petites choses.
Some people are really petty about the smallest things.
A2
Il était trop petit.
It was too small.
A2
Elle a un petit pain.
She has a little bread.
A2
Reste un petit peu.
Stay a while.
B1
C'est un petit bourge.
It's a small burg.
B1
Espèce de petit avorton !
You little runt!
B1