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Diminutive of directeur

The Dutch verkleinwoord of directeur is het directeurtje.

directeurdirecteurtje
-tjehet directeurtjedirector

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 (directeurtjes).

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What is the diminutive of "directeur"?

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

Is "directeurtje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "directeurtje"?

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

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