la
feminine
/koˈsita/
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Translation
little thing
Word origin
Affectionate diminutive of cosa ('thing'), formed with the suffix -ita. Cosa comes from Latin causa ('cause, matter, affair'), which also gives English 'cause'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- causa
- English cognates
- cause
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralcositas
Examples
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I have bought you a little thing for your birthday.
¡ !
What a lovely little thing this baby is!
preguntarte .
I just want to ask you one little thing.
cajita.
I keep all my little things in this little box.
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There is one little thing left to finish the project.
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