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Diminutive of dochter

The Dutch verkleinwoord of dochter is het dochtertje.

dochterdochtertje
-tjehet dochtertjedaughter

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 (dochtertjes).

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What is the diminutive of "dochter"?

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

Is "dochtertje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "dochtertje"?

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

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