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### Going big with "-azo" and "-ón"

To describe something as huge, intense, or spectacular, you can drop the final vowel of a noun and add the augmentative suffixes *-azo* or *-ón*.

Notice that the resulting words are usually masculine, even if the original noun was feminine (like *la película* becoming *el peliculón*).

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### Expressing physical impacts

These same suffixes are heavily used to describe physical blows, hits, or sudden actions. 

For example, slamming a door (*la puerta*) is a *portazo*, and a strike with a head (*la cabeza*) is a *cabezazo*. Just like the augmentatives above, these impact words are almost always masculine.

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Augmentative suffixes (-ón, -azo)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular subjects and 'ser' (yo soy, esto es)

Plural nouns and definite articles (los, las)

Plural pronouns and 'ser' (somos, sois, son)

Adjective agreement (-o, -a, -os, -as)

Indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas)

Simple negation (no)

Yes/no questions

Regular '-ar' verbs (-o, -as, -a...)

Regular '-er' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Regular '-ir' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Locative adverbs (aquí, allí)

Question words (quién, cómo)

The verb estar (estoy, estás)

The preposition en (en)

Ser vs. estar

The verb tener (tengo, tienes)

Possessive determiners (mi, tu, su)

Origin and possession (de, del)

The verb ir (voy, vas)

Destination (a, al)

The personal 'a' (a)

Stem-changing verbs: e to ie

Stem-changing verbs: o to ue

Irregular first-person verbs

Reflexive verbs (me, te, se)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, dos, tres)

Numbers 11 to 20 (once, doce, trece)

Counting by tens to 100 (treinta, cuarenta, cien)

Compound numbers up to 99 (veintiuno, treinta y uno)

Days of the week (el lunes, el martes)

The family and the personal 'a' (a mi tío, a mi prima)

Months of the year

Telling time (es la, son las)

Verbs of liking (me gusta)

Plural agreement with verbs of liking (gustan)

Degree modifiers (muy, mucho)

Formal address (usted, ustedes)

Direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las)

The near future (ir a)

Obligation (tener que)

Present continuous (-ando, -iendo)

Affirmative commands (tú, vosotros)

Basic Food and Drink

The Human Body: Head and Arms

The Human Body: Legs and Health

Wardrobe Essentials

Fresh Produce

Meals and Proteins

Public Transport

Hello and goodbye (hola, ¿qué tal?)

Thank you, sorry, OK (gracias, vale)

There is, there are (hay)

My building (la escalera, el ascensor)

Describing people (moreno, rubio, tímido)

Land and sea (el mar, el río, el norte)

Sightseeing (la plaza, la catedral)

Asking the way (cerca, a la derecha, todo recto)

In class (¿puedes repetir?)

Verb + infinitive (quiero comer, sé leer)

What's your name? (me llamo, encantado)

Phone, computer and email

Hundreds and thousands (doscientos, mil)

What do you do? (¿a qué te dedicas?)

Personal details (la edad, la fecha de nacimiento)

Me neither (también, tampoco, ni)

How much is it? (el precio, la vuelta)

What's the weather like? (hace sol, nieva)

Free time (el concierto, el tenis)

At the bar (¿qué vas a tomar?)

The Natural World

Demonstratives (este, ese, aquel)

Prepositions of place (encima de, debajo de)

Prepositional pronouns (para mí, contigo)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primero to décimo)

Adverbs of frequency (a veces, nunca)

Exclamations (¡qué...!)

Indefinite pronouns (algo, alguien)

Indefinite determiners (algún, ningún)

Indirect object pronouns (le, les)

Double object pronouns (me lo, te la)

Double object pronouns (se lo, se la)

Verbs of preference (encantar, interesar)

Impersonal obligation (hay que)

Starting and finishing actions (empezar a, terminar de)

Adjective comparatives (más que, menos que)

Comparatives of equality (tan como)

Noun comparatives (tanto como)

Question	Answer
the huge success	el exitazo
Her new novel has been a huge success.	Su nueva novela ha sido un exitazo.
Maybe the party will be a huge success.	A lo mejor la fiesta es un exitazo.
the spectacular car	el cochazo
What a spectacular car you have bought!	¡Vaya cochazo te has comprado!
I would like to drive that spectacular car.	Me gustaría conducir ese cochazo.
the huge problem	el problemón
Does the boss have a huge problem with the computer?	¿La jefa tiene un problemón con el ordenador?
I have never seen such a huge problem.	Nunca he visto un problemón igual.
the great movie	el peliculón
Yesterday we saw a great movie at the cinema.	Ayer vimos un peliculón en el cine.
It is not just any movie, it is a great movie.	No es una película cualquiera, es un peliculón.
the spectacular goal	el golazo
What a spectacular goal the player has scored!	¡Qué golazo ha marcado el jugador!
Maybe we will see another spectacular goal today.	A lo mejor vemos otro golazo hoy.
the great game	el partidazo
On Sunday they played a great game.	El domingo jugaron un partidazo.
I would like to watch the great game with you.	Me gustaría ver el partidazo contigo.
the door slam	el portazo
The woman has left and slammed the door.	La mujer se ha ido y ha dado un portazo.
Have you heard a door slam in the office?	¿Has oído un portazo en el despacho?
the headbutt	el cabezazo
The player has broken the window with a header.	El jugador ha roto la ventana con un cabezazo.
Yesterday the thief gave me a headbutt.	Ayer el ladrón me dio un cabezazo.
the push	el empujón
She has given me a hard push.	Ella me ha dado un empujón fuerte.
Maybe the girl needs a push.	A lo mejor la chica necesita un empujón.
the stomp	el pisotón
Ouch! You have given me a huge stomp.	¡Ay! Me has dado un pisotón enorme.
I have seen that you have given him a stomp.	He visto que le has dado un pisotón.