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spanish
what does adding -ita to the end of words mean?
like gordita
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These suffixes are extremely common and are used to make a word refer to something smaller, either literally or figuratively as in a form of endearment.You can add one of these endings to many nouns and adjectives to arrive at a diminutive form. The most common diminutive is its feminie equivalent ito
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It's diminutive (sp?). A lot of languages have it, Spanish included. Diminutives are usually suffixes (Spanish uses "-ito"; German adds "-chen"; Japanese adds "-chan"; English sometimes uses "-let" (piglet, booklet), etc.)
Sometimes it deals with physical height or size (hermanita = little sister), but it can change the meaning as well. It really depends on the situation.
If you're talking to a person, it can mean they're small (a little boy) or it can be a sign of affection (a mother calling her son Pablo "Pablito", etc). In general it's used a LOT when talking to/about little children.
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it technically means 'little'. im not sure about food-related things, but as a nick name thats what it is.
if your name was pablo, your family or friends might call you pablito.
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