noun suffix
home
accents
commands
comparatives and superlatives
conditional
conjunctions
definite articles
demonstrative adjectives
demonstrative pronouns
direct and indirect object pronouns
double object pronouns
hacer expressions
imperfect
negatives
nouns
noun suffix
numbers
passive voice
perfects
personal pronouns
por and para
possessive adjectives
possessive pronouns
present tense
preterite tense
progressives
ques expressions
reflexive verbs
relative pronouns
subject pronouns
present subjunctive
tener expressions

 

Spanish Suffixes

English Equivalent

-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
       
       

 

Submit questions and comments to:

Jaime El Sabio