No. 325 in German
kleine
"Small" or "little."
In a sentence
Dies ist ein kleines Haus.
This is a small house.
In this sentence, 'kleines' is the neuter singular nominative form of 'klein', agreeing with the neuter noun 'Haus'.
Der kleine Hund bellt laut.
The little dog barks loudly.
Here, 'kleine' is the masculine singular nominative form of 'klein', modifying the masculine noun 'Hund'.
Ich sehe eine kleine Blume.
I see a tiny flower.
In this example, 'kleine' is the feminine singular accusative form of 'klein', matching with the feminine noun 'Blume' in the accusative case.
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