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Diminutive of detail

The Dutch verkleinwoord of detail is het detailtje.

detaildetailtje
-tjehet detailtjedetail

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 (detailtjes).

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What is the diminutive of "detail"?

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

Is "detailtje" de or het?

Het. Every Dutch diminutive is a het-word, so it is het detailtje even though detail takes het.

What is the plural of "detailtje"?

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

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