BOX 37
SUFFIXES
Augmentative
Diminuitive
Adding different ending
to words can change their meaning.
Big, Very, Great
-
ón
(m)
-ona
(f) big, great,
-
ote
(m)
-ota
(f) big, great
-í
simo
(m)
–ísima
(f) very, extremely
Small, Little
chico
(small)
chiquito
(very small)
perro
(dog)
perrito
( little dog, puppy)
Juan
(John)
Juancillo
(little Juan, dear Juan)
-ito
(m)
-ita
(f)
-illo
(m)
-illa
(f)
-cito
(m)
–cita
(f)
-cillo
(m)
–cilla
(f)
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PRONOUNS
This-That, These-Those
este
niño
, esta
niña
ese
niño
esa
niña
aquel
niño
aquella
niña
estos
niños
estas
niñas
esos
niños
esas
niñas
aquellos
niños
aquellas
niñas
Translation
Translation
este esta
ese esa
aquel aquella
estos estas
esos esas
aquellos
*
aquellas
*
Singular
Plural
this
that
that
these
those
those
m - masculine
f - feminine
(m)
(m)
(m)
(f)
(f)
(f)
(m)
(m)
(m)
(f)
(f)
(f)
*Aquel/aquellos (and aquella/aquellas)
connotes increased distance
—
that
boy or
those
boys over there
.
these boys, these girls
those boys, those girls
those boys, those girls
this boy, this girl
that boy, that girl
that boy, that girl
silla
(chair)
sillón
(big chair, armchair)
grande
(big)
grandote
(very big)
bello
(beautiful)
bellísimo
(extremely beautiful)
See pages 10 & 74.
m - masculine
f - feminine
Singular (cont.)
Plural (cont.)
Grammar
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