Bonita, linda, hermosa, bella, and guapa: whats the difference? Bonita (or bonito, not commonly used for men): Used both for people and objects Beautiful Sometimes it is better not to use this word with a woman because she might think you are treating her as an object Hermosa (hermoso): Beautiful face and body Many years ago it was used to say that somebody looked healthy, not thin, with good skin color
¿Cómo adquirió la palabra bonito su significado? Muchas veces una mujer puede ser bonita sin precisamente "estar buena" Por otro lado, si no me equivoco el superlativo de bueno es bonísimo (y no buenísimo) Si esto es así estaría de alguna manera relacionado con lo que CarlosAlejo menciona con respecto a la terminación -ito como diminutivo en esta palabra
Bonito Bonita: only for *things*? (Spanish from Spain, please) While it is correct, we favor "guapo guapa" for people, unless you are talking about babies It could still be okay to address as "bonita" to a young girl, but if would sound awkward for men So, it is not just used for things, but when addressing people and almos always "people of short age" You can definitely say Bonito!
¿Por qué se denomina la niña bonita al número quince? 15 - La niña bonita: a los 15 años, antiguamente las niñas dejaban atrás la infancia y se convierten en mujeres Como se ha dicho al comienzo de la cuestión, esta asociación de ideas se encuentra relacionada tanto de forma caprichosa como por atender a distintas metáforas y por tanto, esto implica que algunas relaciones son entendidas
uso de palabras - What is colloquially un niño bonito? - Spanish . . . the expression doesn't applies to women, as this is used to point out the lack of manliness there are other expressions that apply for girls, like "princesita" in any case, nina bonita won't have the same meaning as nino bonito –
verbos - Usage of ver(se) for to seem look (te ves, se te ve, te . . . Te ves bonita Se te ve mal Te veo bien For the reflexive constructions, the WordReference entry for verse doesn't seem to even include these senses (although their forums have many threads on the topic) What exactly do the three forms above mean, and how are they used in general?
Why are articles used in phrases like . . . como la tuya or . . . que la . . . There is nothing much to explain, but I had encounter sentences like "Quiero una falda bonita como la tuya" and "Mi mama es mas joven que la tuya" on Duolingo and I am very curious on whether there is a specific answer to why "la" was used in both of these sentences when you can just say "como tuya" and "que tuya"
vocabulario - Spanish Language meets Skeptics: ¿Ha sido declarada . . . Como parte de los actos de los primeros años, se encontraba la elección de una palabra como la favorita, la preferida o la más bonita del idioma español: En la edición de 2009, de las palabras candidatas presentadas por más de 73 000 participantes anónimos y tras votación popular, resultó elegida malevo
Using the word hot as beautiful attractive? But, you can use 'bonita' or 'bonito' when referring to people too It is specially common when referring to babies or girls, for example It relates with an attractive cuteness, as opposed to sexy So, when meaning hot, you can use the word 'sexy' One of many anglicisms Spanish language uses
gramática - Difference between muy and tan? - Spanish Language . . . Mi hija no es tan bonita It would mean My daughter is not that pretty if you compared her against the idea of beauty itself, and My daughter is not as pretty if you compared her to another tangible being When it comes to muy it will always mean very, like this: Mi hija es muy no es muy bonita It would just mean My daugther is very is not