Diminutives

& p.235

Augmentatives

p. 255

Español I, 6 th Six Weeks

Diminutives

• • • • In Spanish you can add the suffix

-ito(a)

to a noun in order to give it the meaning of “

small

” or “

little

”. It can also be used to

show affection

. Words with this suffix are called diminutives

(diminutivos)

.

abuelo perros

→ →

hermana

abuelito perritos → hermanita

Diminutives

• Now that you know what the suffix

-ito/a(s)

means, can you figure out the meanings of these words?

abuelita gatito Miguelito hijita

Diminutives

• Some very popular names are diminutives. What do you think the diminutives of these names are?

Ana



Anita Carlos



Carlitos Paco



Paquito

Diminutives

•

REMEMBER:

– Used with

NOUNS

– Usually indicate

small/little

or

affection

– Have four endings (

-ito, -ita, -itos, -itas

)

Augmentatives

• • • • In Spanish, you can add the

–ísimo

ending to an adjective in order to give it the meaning of “

extremely

”; this is similar to putting the word “muy” in front of an adjective. These words are called augmentatives.

grande

→ grandísimo

perezosa ricos

→ perezosísima → riquísimos

Augmentatives

• Now that you know what the suffix

–ísimo/a(s)

means, can you figure out the meanings of these words?

altísimo feísimas buenísima

Augmentatives

• How would you make the following adjectives into augmentatives?

Pelo

Lindo



Lindísimo

Libros

Grandes



Grandísimos

Chicas

Simpáticas



Simpatiquísimas

Augmentatives

•

REMEMBER:

– Used with

ADJECTIVES

– Usually indicate

extremely

,

very

or

super

– Have four endings (

ísimo, -ísima, -ísimos, -ísimas

)