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Diminutive of brug

The Dutch verkleinwoord of brug is het bruggetje.

brugbruggetje
-etjehet bruggetjebridge

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 (bruggetjes).

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What is the diminutive of "brug"?

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

Is "bruggetje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "bruggetje"?

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

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