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Diminutive of collega

The Dutch verkleinwoord of collega is het collegaatje.

collegacollegaatje
-tjehet collegaatjecolleague

After a long vowel, a diphthong, or an unstressed -el/-en/-er ending, add -tje.

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

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What is the diminutive of "collega"?

The diminutive (verkleinwoord) of collega is "het collegaatje". After a long vowel, a diphthong, or an unstressed -el/-en/-er ending, add -tje.

Is "collegaatje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "collegaatje"?

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

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