
Spanish Suffixes |
English Equivalent |
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| -ción | acción, preparación | -tion | nation, preparation |
| -sión | tensión, expresión | -sion | tension, expression |
| -dad | vitalidad, ciudad | -ty | vitality, city |
| -oso | famoso, riguroso | -ous | famous, rigorous |
| -ía | filosofía, teoría | -y | philosophy, theory |
| -mente | frequentemente, rápidamente | -ly | frequently, rapidly |
| -ismo | comunismo, racismo | -ism | communism, racism |
| -ista | artista, optimista | -ist | artist, optimist |
| -or | director, constructor | -er, -or | director, builder, manufacturer |
| -ante, -ente | interesante, dominante, inteligente | -ing, -ant, -ent | interesting, dominant, intelligent |
| -ura | literatura, figura | -ure | literature, figure |
| -ito | gatito, casita | small cat, small house | |
| -ísimo | muchísimo, grandísima | a whole lot, really big | |
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