How to conjugate multiple adjectives using て-form with conflicting tenses?


I know how to say something when both adjectives are the same tense, such as:

> あの 人 は かわいくて ちいさい です。 That person is cute and small.

However, how would you say something like, "That person is cute and not
small"? Would it be:

> あの 人 は かわいくて ちいさくない です。

Is this even possible, or would you have to split the sentence up so that the
tenses match?

Please write answers in hiragana or romaji, please! I am still an elementary
Japanese learner.




> あの人は かわいくて ちいさくない です。

As far as grammar goes, this sentence is already fine. It literally means
"That person is cute and not small."

However, this sentence looks a bit odd to me, because people don't often
associate cute things with large things. On the other hand, "ちいさくて かわいい (cute
little)" is used almost as a set phrase, far more often than "おおきくて かわいい".

So I would say this sentence would look more natural and clear if you say:

>   * あの人は かわいい **けれど** ちいさくない です。 That person is cute **but** is not small.
>   * あの人は ちいさくない **けれど** かわいい です。 That person is not small **but** is cute.
>

Compare:

>   * あの人は かわいくも ちいさくも ない です。 That person is neither cute nor small.
>   * あの人は かわいかったり ちいさかったり しません。 That person is neither cute nor small.
>




> あの人は かわいくて ちいさくない です。

As far as grammar goes, this sentence is already fine. It literally means
"That person is cute and not small."

However, this sentence looks a bit odd to me, because people don't often
associate cute things with large things. On the other hand, "ちいさくて かわいい (cute
little)" is used almost as a set phrase, far more often than "おおきくて かわいい".

So I would say this sentence would look more natural and clear if you say:

>   * あの人は かわいい **けれど** ちいさくない です。 That person is cute **but** is not small.
>   * あの人は ちいさくない **けれど** かわいい です。 That person is not small **but** is cute.
>

Compare:

>   * あの人は かわいくも ちいさくも ない です。 That person is neither cute nor small.
>   * あの人は かわいかったり ちいさかったり しません。 That person is neither cute nor small.
>

