liten

In a sentence

• Den lilla katten sover.

  The little cat is sleeping.

  Here, 'lilla' is the definite singular form of 'liten', modifying the noun 'katten' to describe it as small.

• Jag såg en liten fågel.

  I saw a small bird.

  Here, 'liten' is the indefinite singular form of 'liten', modifying the noun 'fågel' to describe it as small.

• Barnet har en liten hund.

  The child has a small dog.

  Here, 'liten' is again in the indefinite singular form, modifying 'hund' to describe its size.