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Diminutives and Augmentatives, Hudec, D. (12 March 2020). *Diminutives and…
Diminutives and Augmentatives
Diminutives
Smaller size
Affection
specific suffix
Most common
endings
Ito
ico
illo
in
uelo
Classificaction
Small size
Object's small size
Example:
Fresita
Small strawberry
Friendly tone
Colloquial language
Example:
Slowly
Despacito
Decrease importance
Example:
Little toothache
Dolorcito
New words
No relation
Examples:
bolsillo
from pocket
barbilla
from chin
Augmentatives
Something large
Intensity of a word
Main augmentative suffixes
Spanish
Azo
Strike
Blow
Masculine
Examples:
Gunshot wound
Balazo
A cannon shot
Cañonazo
Hit with an elbow
Codazo
On
Ote
Udo
Classification
Large size of something
Examples:
Big/tough woman
Mujerona
Big dog
Perrazo
Big strawberry
Fresota
Show intensity
Adjectives
Nouns
Examples:
Very good
Buenazo
Very strong
Fuertachón
New words
Added sufixes
Examples:
Mouse
Ratón
Belt
Cinturón
Negative connotations
Diminutives and Augmentatives
Hudec, D. (12 March 2020). *Diminutives and augmentatives in Spanish.
https://www.speakeasybcn.com/en/blog/diminutives-and-augmentatives-in-spanish#:~:text=Diminutives%20and%20augmentatives%20are%20suffixes,make%20you%20sound%20more%20casual.&text=Fresita%2C%20fresa%20and%20fresota.,of%20things%20with%20simple%20suffixes
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