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¡Qué tazón de café me he tomado esta mañana!I had a really big cup of coffee this morning!
Your answer to Marcos does not explain why a feminine version exists since, as you say, 'When we form a noun using the augmentative suffix -ón, the new word is always masculine, regardless of the gender of the originating noun. This is because nouns ending in -ón are generally masculine’.
In one of the above examples, "la pelicula" becomes "el peliculón", and in another "tasa" becomes "tazón". Is there a rule for when to do this gender change?
Thanks,
Marcos
In the quiz I just did, the question was: “¡Qué ________ tiene ese hombre!” and the answer was manazas. Is there a reason that Mano with an “o” ending becomes Manazas and not Manazos? Is it simply because Mano is feminine even though it ends with an “o”?
Hola,
Is the ‘hitting’ azo always in the masculine form?
I’m seeing cabezazo rather than cabezaza.
Gracias,
Hola Inma
Are any of these suffixes interchangeable or are they noun/verb/adjective specific. For example could you say "perrote," or "perrón" as well as "perrazo."
Saludos. John
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