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Diminutive of bodem

The Dutch verkleinwoord of bodem is het bodempje.

bodembodempje
-pjehet bodempjebottom

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 (bodempjes).

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What is the diminutive of "bodem"?

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

Is "bodempje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "bodempje"?

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

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