Translation
small, tiny, slight
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Examples
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She has a little house by the sea.
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I felt a slight pain in my arm.
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Little children ran through the garden.
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The difference between the two words is very slight.
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Give me a small piece of bread.
is the diminutive suffix -- standing up and walking off as a word in its own right. The suffix is everywhere: gives , gives , gives . Once you hear it as a suffix, the standalone adjective needs no learning at all.
It is not quite . is the plain measurement, not big. carries a shade of slight, dainty or minor, which is why works for a twinge but sounds like you have measured it.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 1: eta, paco, finiĝi and 7 more words.