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What Are Diminutives – and Why We Like Them


How vast and unimaginable the world is, so we often
The concept of shrinking is not fascinating. We like doll houses, teddy bears, train models.
Bonsai plants, model airplanes, small cups and small kitchenettes
Pots and pans
These are symbolic meanings that are rich in humanity in the face of huge incomparable life.
The easiest and fastest mode of reduction at present
Not a model, but a linguist
Small title. The small name refers to the changed vocabulary
Refers to its smaller state, usually adding something behind it
Interestingly, when we want to use a small name, we are all in love.
When people are things. The more we are attracted, the more we want to have it.
Want to tame their weird and terrible scales, so I want to narrow them down
Make it better controlled, like it can be put in a pocket
When a couple, assuming that Emma and Brad are together, they may soon
Use a small name in a fast-growing relationship. The characteristics of his wave can be tamed with a y
So it became Brady. And Emma may shrink to Emmie
Interestingly, the degree of use of small titles in different languages ​​is different.
Spanish is the champion. Especially Western languages ​​in Latin America. Latino like
Reduce everything. In ahora (wait a minute) in Mexico becomes
Ahorita, wait a minute. Un poco, a little, become un poquitin
A little bit. a cup of coffee un cafe, often turned into un cafelin or
Un cafelito. This won’t make your coffee less, but
Increase your relationship with it. Italian is also very popular with small scales.
Usually add an ino or ina at the back
An old man: un vecchio becomes un vecchietto
A boy ragazzo becomes ragazzino woman donna becomes donnetta
The car macchina became macchinetta. German seems to be officially a glance, but also
A lot of small names. The root chen -lein often adds a lot of words
Sausage ein Wurst can be turned into ein Würstchen, not the sausage is getting smaller
It is an irresistible sausage. Similarly, ein
Hündchen is no smaller than ein Hund, but it may be your favorite
Among them, there are very few languages ​​called English:
We add at most y or let, compared to other languages
The use of small scales is small. Why is this so? Maybe because English is the world language
Is the language of conquest and empire, with the humility and gentleness of everyday life
Incompatible with each other. We may have lost a small name
Because in English, it is a little hard to become gentle, or more importantly, for the British.
It is difficult. The value of the small name is to make sweet and strong
It reminds us of childhood, when we love, we want
Reduce the world to a manageable scale. We know that we are
The love of others, when they shrink us. For narrowing the world’s other cute corners
Do not hesitate. This is the message of the Germans.
German or Italians may narrow down The School of Life into
The School of Life-etta
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