Italian GCSE
Diminutive suffixes
What Diminutive suffixes means in Italian GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Diminutive suffixes
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The endings -ino/-ina and -etto/-etta are added to nouns to form diminutives, conveying a sense of smallness or affection.
Topics that use Diminutive suffixes
- Using common patterns within Italian (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Adjectival agreement
- Adjective agreement
- Adjective modification
- Adverb formation
- Antonyms and negation
- Expressing nuance and affection
- Gender and number agreement
- Gender of nouns
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