"Han har de små bøger."

Translation: He has the little books.

[springbett]

What is the difference between "lille" and "små"?

[Xneb]

Små is the plural form (but not necessarily the e-form) of lille which is a irregular adjective, for example:
Den lille bog -> De små bøger
Huset er lille -> Husene er små
En lille mus -> Små mus

[springbett]

Thanks :)

[GretaZserbo]

When do we use "smule" and when "lille"? Is it the same as in English "small" vs "little"?

[shaakiraal]

I think smule =bit, lille= little

[funkytonka]

og lidt?

[matthewdyk]

What does de mean in this sentence?

[learn1fun1]

"de" means "the" in this sentence. I hope that helps.

[Yasser738059]

Here, "de" is plural for "den/det" which means "the".
Den bog -> de bøger
Det hus -> de huse

[Helle384474]

When do we use de,and when do we use den/det?

[webgenie]

de is plural. Den/det are singular

[portuguesedansk]

Why is "de" here not they? Why isn't it det or den?

[GretaZserbo]

"de" means both "they" and "the" (in case of plural nouns). It is not den, because bøger (books) is plural: "den lille bog" = the small book, but "de små bøger" = the small books.

[Ti_mur]

ehhhhhhhhhhhhh

[Marty62203]

Why isn't it "småle" for plural? Like "tosprogete forældre"?

[ArHosseinmardi]

Why "han har små bøgerne" is incorrect?

[Marty62203]

Since the article (the) is included in the word "bøgerne," that would be the English equivalent of "He has small the books," so the word order is wrong.

[ArHosseinmardi]

https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/4502577
look at the comment section there