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Diminutive of basis

The Dutch verkleinwoord of basis is het basisje.

basisbasisje
-jehet basisjebase

Most nouns simply add -je.

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

About this noun

What is the diminutive of "basis"?

The diminutive (verkleinwoord) of basis is "het basisje". Most nouns simply add -je.

Is "basisje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "basisje"?

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

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