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29 Cards in this Set
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-ito/-ita rules
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c --> qu
g--> gu z--> c |
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smallness or endearment if noun w/ MORE THAN ONE SYLLABLE ends in -e, -n, -r, or stressed vowel
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-cito/-cita
EX) pintorcito, mamacita |
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smallness or endearment if nouns have ie or ue sound
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-ecito/-ecita
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contempt as well as endearment
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-illo and -uelo
(add -c, -ec, -z, or -ez if end in -n or -r) |
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the kitten
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el gatito
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the little voice
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la vocita
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my little friend
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mi amiguito
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the little bridge
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el puentecito
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my dear mother
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mi madrecita
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the little ache
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el dolorcito
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the little party
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la fiestecita
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the little door
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la puertecita
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small boy
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el muchachuelo
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third-rate lawyer
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el abogadillo
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conveys ugliness
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-ucho/-ucha
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MOST COMMON aug., conveys big size,
when attached to verb, conveys "given to doing that action" |
-ón/-ona
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augmentative, not always negative
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-azo/-aza
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adds contempt to bigness
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-ote/-ota
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the hovel, the ugly house
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la casucha
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the long, boring novel
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el novelón
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big, strapping man
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el hombrón
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given to staring
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mirón
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given to asking too many questions
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preguntón
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glutton (given to eating)
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comilón
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great success
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el exitazo
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bad word
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la palabrota
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a little ugly
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feoíto
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naive
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inocentón
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a regional variant of -ito
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-ico
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