いi-adjective
small
chiisai
meaning: is small
state
feeling
examples
この靴、ちょっと小さい。
kono kutsu, chotto chiisai.
These shoes are a little small. casual
子どものころ、私はクラスでいちばん小さかったです。
kodomo no koro, watashi wa kurasu de ichiban chiisakatta desu.
When I was a child, I was the smallest in my class. neutral