Breakdown of Tienes que mirar el logotipo de cerquita.
de
from / of
tener
to have
mirar
to look at / to watch
cerca
close / near
Questions & Answers about Tienes que mirar el logotipo de cerquita.
Why do we use de cerquita instead of just saying mirar cerquita?
The standard phrase for "to look closely" is mirar de cerca (literally, "to look from close"). When we add the diminutive to make it cerquita, the preposition de stays in place.
How could I use the reduplication from this lesson to emphasize the closeness even more?
Is it normal to put a diminutive ending (-ita) on an adverb like cerca?
Absolutely! While English limits diminutives mostly to nouns, Latin American Spanish frequently adds them to adverbs. It can soften the tone, make it sound friendlier, or—as in this sentence—intensify the meaning. Other common examples include ahorita (from ahora) and despacito (from despacio).