{"id":233,"date":"2010-01-14T15:06:20","date_gmt":"2010-01-14T19:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=233"},"modified":"2010-01-14T15:06:20","modified_gmt":"2010-01-14T19:06:20","slug":"diminutives-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/diminutives-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"Diminutives in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spanish uses a lot of diminutives and the Real Academia Espa\u00f1ola has some rules to form them; check them out.<\/p>\n

1. One-syllable words<\/p>\n

a) ending in a vowel: pie <\/em>(foot) – -ececito, -ececillo, -ececico, -ecezuelo: piececito<\/em>.
\nb) ending in a consonant or y: rey <\/em>(king) – -ecito, -ecillo, -ecico, -ezuelo, -achuelo, -ichuelo: reyecito<\/em>.<\/p>\n

2. Two-syllable words<\/p>\n

a) ending in e, ia, ua, io, ei, ie, ue (in the first syllable): calle <\/em>(street), reina <\/em>(queen) – -ecito, -ecillo, -ecico, -ezuelo, -achuelo, -ichuelo: callecita, reinecita<\/em><\/p>\n

b) ending in n and r: joven <\/em>(youngster), amor <\/em>(love) – -cito, -cillo, -cico, -zuelo : jovencito, amorcito<\/em><\/p>\n

3. Three or more syllables<\/p>\n

a) ending in n or r: imagen <\/em>(image), comedor <\/em>(dining room) – -cito, -cillo, -cico, -zuelo : imagencita, comedorcito<\/em><\/p>\n

b) any other ending: animal <\/em>– -ito, -illo, -ico, -uelo: animalito<\/em><\/p>\n

These are general rules, but there are plenty of exceptions, so listen carefully for them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Spanish uses a lot of diminutives and the Real Academia Espa\u00f1ola has some rules to form them; check them out. 1. One-syllable words a) ending in a vowel: pie (foot) – -ececito, -ececillo, -ececico, -ecezuelo: piececito. b) ending in a consonant or y: rey (king) – -ecito, -ecillo, -ecico, -ezuelo, -achuelo, -ichuelo: reyecito. 2. Two-syllable…<\/p>\n

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