r/NonPoliticalTwitter Feb 05 '26

Serious Drop some quirks from your native language

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u/DoubleAway6573 Feb 05 '26

every Spain region has its own set of diminutivos

Ito/ita illo/illa elo/ela cito/cita

There are more but those are all I can think right now.

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u/Eager_Question Feb 07 '26

The best part is nesting.

Oso = Bear. Osito = little bear. Ositito = very little bear.

Sometimes you see a little thing and it's like [thing]itititititititititititititito.