Kilo Lingo

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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This word is part of lesson 76.