No. 2,327 in German
kleinen
"Small" or "little" (dative or accusative plural/masculine singular of "klein").
In a sentence
Ich sehe den kleinen Hund im Garten.
I see the small dog in the garden.
The word 'kleinen' is the adjective 'small' used here in the accusative case, agreeing in gender, case, and number with 'Hund' (masculine, singular).
Wir spielten mit den kleinen Kindern.
We played with the small children.
Here, 'kleinen' is the adjective 'small' in the dative plural form, agreeing in number and case with 'Kindern' (plural).
Das ist ein kleiner Garten.
This is a small garden.
The term 'kleiner' is the adjective 'small' used in agreement with 'Garten' (masculine singular nominative) to describe it.
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