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