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Diminutive of belang

The Dutch verkleinwoord of belang is het belangetje.

belangbelangetje
-etjehet belangetjeinterest

After a short, stressed vowel followed by l, m, n, ng or r, double that consonant and add -etje.

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

About this noun

What is the diminutive of "belang"?

The diminutive (verkleinwoord) of belang is "het belangetje". After a short, stressed vowel followed by l, m, n, ng or r, double that consonant and add -etje.

Is "belangetje" de or het?

Het. Every Dutch diminutive is a het-word, so it is het belangetje even though belang takes het.

What is the plural of "belangetje"?

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

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