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B1 Diminutives and augmentatives (-ito, -ón)

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Spanish adds endings to change the size or feeling of a word.

Diminutives — small / affectionate

perro → perritolittle dog / doggy
casa → casitalittle house
un momentitojust a moment
abuela → abuelitagranny

Augmentatives — big

casa → casónbig house
hombre → hombrónbig man

Diminutives (-ito/-ita) are everywhere in speech — they soften and show affection, not just size.

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