| 23.1.9 Formation of diminutivo with -illo |
One more form of diminutivo shall be introduced here, the one with -illo/-illa. This form can be used instead of the -ito-form.
| Examples of diminutivo with ending -illo |
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el chico = little one, a boy |
|
el chiquillo / los
chiquillos = little boy, little boys (or: el chiquito / los chiquitos) |
|
la chica = little one, girl |
|
la chiquilla / las
chiquillas = little girl, little girls (or: la chiquita / las chiquitas) |
|
la casa = hose |
|
la casilla = post box (!! hardly anymore the meaning
of little house) (or: la casita) |
|
el hombre = man |
|
el hombrecillo = little man, little guy (or: el hombrecito) |
|
el cofre = suitcase (trunk) |
|
el cofrecillo = little suitcase |
The ways diminutivos are formed differ from region
to region. In some regions of Southern America a formation
with -ingo/-inga (la casinga = the little house) is
very common. However, this is not the time and place to introduce
all the possibilities. Where ever you will find an ending
you soon will also find out the logic behind. It is usually
similar to that what we have seen until now. The correspondence
of the gender and number is always to taken into account.
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