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Diminutive of ambtenaar

The Dutch verkleinwoord of ambtenaar is het ambtenaartje.

ambtenaarambtenaartje
-tjehet ambtenaartjecivil servant

After a long vowel, a diphthong, or an unstressed -el/-en/-er ending, add -tje.

Every Dutch diminutive is a het-word and forms its plural with -s (ambtenaartjes).

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What is the diminutive of "ambtenaar"?

The diminutive (verkleinwoord) of ambtenaar is "het ambtenaartje". After a long vowel, a diphthong, or an unstressed -el/-en/-er ending, add -tje.

Is "ambtenaartje" de or het?

Het. Every Dutch diminutive is a het-word, so it is het ambtenaartje even though ambtenaar takes de.

What is the plural of "ambtenaartje"?

Diminutives always add -s, so the plural is ambtenaartjes.

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