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solito

usual, same as always, alone (by oneself)

s o ˈl i t o
sol alone + ito diminutive; little or small
adjective · singular Uncommon #22,668
usual, same as always Often used in the phrase “como de costumbre / como siempre” (e.g., “lo de siempre” = “the usual”).
SP: Quiero lo de siempre: el café solito.
EN: I want the usual: the coffee by itself.
alone (by oneself) In some regions (especially in Latin America), “solito/solita” can mean “alone” (similar to “solo/sola”).
SP: Mi hijo no quiere quedarse solito en casa.
EN: My son doesn’t want to stay home alone.

Amar es estar solito.

To love is to be alone.

Él solito tuvo la culpa.

He alone was to blame.

— Chicago (2002)

Aprendí a nadar yo solito.

I learned to swim all by myself.

Me lo comí todo yo solito.

I ate it all by myself.

Vamos, Howl, podrías subir tú solito.

Come on, Howl, you could climb up by yourself.

— El castillo ambulante (2004)

Averígualo tú solito.

Find out for yourself.

— The Host (2006)

Ahí lo tienes, para ti solito.

There you go, all to yourself.

— Amores perros (2000)

Tú solito te lo has buscado.

You brought this on yourself.

Hasta que un día de repente me vine hasta aquí todo solito.

Until one day I suddenly came here all by myself.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Tengo que ir solito.

I have to go alone.

He visto a un niño pequeño cruzar la calle él solito.

I saw a little boy cross the street all by himself.

Tom estaba parado solito junto al poste de luz.

Tom was standing all alone next to the lamppost.

Tom vive aquí solito.

Tom lives here all by himself.