"Není velká, ale malá."

Translation: She is not big but small.

[david1hope]

There is no mention of a she "ona" in the sentence. How does the sentence refer to a "she"?

[n03l14_l]

in 'velkA' and 'malA'.. if it was a male it would be 'velkY' and 'malY'

[david1hope]

Thank-you, all clear now.

[Henry581737]

Thank you for the explanation, because I was going to ask the same question.

[endless_sleeper]

Feminine adjectival endings

[win.limova]

Why is "Not big but small" not accepted? :(

[BoneheadBass]

Um... because there is a verb (není) in the exercise sentence, but not in your translation?

[JoseGarcaE]

Why is "You are not big but small" accepted?

[BoneheadBass]

Because není means "he/she/it is not." "You are not" is nejsi (singular) or nejste (plural/formal).