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Diminutive of boot

The Dutch verkleinwoord of boot is het bootje.

bootbootje
-jehet bootjeboat

Most nouns simply add -je.

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

About this noun

What is the diminutive of "boot"?

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

Is "bootje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "bootje"?

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

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