10. I do not think he knows (subj.) what suits him best.
11. The Directors are not in the least (absolutamente) disposed to launch upon (lanzarse a) a large foreign trade, so that the operations of the concern (compañía or casa) remain confined practically to the inland market.
12. We received a claim on our last shipment but we refused to (rehusamos de) entertain it as the goods were jobs (géneros imperfectos) and were sold as they were with all faults (imperfecciones).
13. We are sorry our customers should have suffered any loss, but we cannot make it good, and we shall stand our ground (insistiremos en eso).
LESSON XXXIII.
(Lección trigésima tercera.)
AUGMENTATIVE AND DIMINUTIVE TERMINATIONS
(see also Appendix IV).
Examples in English—
Ball, balloon
Book, booklet
Lad, laddie
Man, manikin
These terminations are frequent in Spanish, especially the diminutive.