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Diminutive of dag

The Dutch verkleinwoord of dag is het dagje.

dagdagje
-jehet dagjeday

Most nouns simply add -je.

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

About this noun

What is the diminutive of "dag"?

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

Is "dagje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "dagje"?

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

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