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Spanish Augmentative and Diminutive Terminations

Augmentative and Diminutive Terminations

Examples in English:

  • Ball, balloon
  • Book, booklet
  • Lad, laddie
  • Man, manikin
  • These terminations are frequent in Spanish, especially the diminutive.
    On (m.), ona (f.) denote augmentation, as:

  • Libro (book)
  • Librón (large book)
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    Vocabulary

    Soundagiotista - stock-jobber
    Soundalejarse - to go away
    Soundaludir á - to allude to, to hint at
    Soundapurado de dinero - short of money
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    Exercises

    Exercises 1
    Exercises 2



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