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Diminutive of bloem

The Dutch verkleinwoord of bloem is het bloempje.

bloembloempje
-pjehet bloempjeflower

After -m following a long vowel, diphthong or another consonant, add -pje.

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

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What is the diminutive of "bloem"?

The diminutive (verkleinwoord) of bloem is "het bloempje". After -m following a long vowel, diphthong or another consonant, add -pje.

Is "bloempje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "bloempje"?

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

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