"I am big."

Translation: Je suis grand.

[01scjones]

why is it "je suis grand" and "vous etes grande"?

[alexru]

Women say "je suis grande".
Men say "je suis grand".

If you talk to a woman say "vous etes grande".
If you talk to a man say "vous etes grand".

For unknown gender I think duolingo accepts both options.

[sunnyfaye]

what is the difference between gross and grand? ^^

[Sitesurf]

je suis gros = I am fat

je suis grand = I am tall

[PALewis88]

Not fat, just big boned!

[achmadeldien14]

what's the different between grand and gros?
in this step i correct, but in check wrong. remember...
Grand=tall, gros=big, but in this GRAND=BIG?
Oh Duolingo, tell me what's the matter?

[AabLevellen]

Grand/grande=big as in tall, high
Gros/grosse=big as in wide, fat

[raywang1]

What's the diffrence between the grand and grande ?

[Sitesurf]

grand is masculine and grande is feminine.

[Thurid]

Do I always use the masculine form, even when I am a girl?

[Sitesurf]

no, a woman would say: je suis grosse, je suis grande

[raywang1]

Is there difference in pronouncation between grand /grande ?

[AabLevellen]

Yes. Grand is pronounced 'gran' and grande is pronounces 'grand'.

[Thurid]

Thank you. It gets always marked as wrong and i was really wondering because i remembered it different from school.

[BombaRosa]

Why can't I say: Je suis large?

[Sitesurf]

No much. In French, large means wide.

[rkent]

A valid alternative is to say: "Je suis gros"

[FonmaEssie]

I think gros would be used for animals,foods and inanimate objects.

[AabLevellen]

That too. But it is actually valid for humans as well.

[Surat2880]

if only :/

[Mythdefied]

I'm female and it won't accept "grande". Makes no sense to me.

[Sitesurf]

The system does accept "je suis grande".

[Yevgenniy]

Hi Sitesurf. I just answered "je suis grande" and lost a heart. Then another example "tu est grande" was right. It seems Duo is not always consistent in this regard (same with gros and grosse) and that the advice "when gender is indeterminate use masculine" is not always followed. Can be frustrating but it never hurts to repeat a lesson :-)