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Diminutive of doel

The Dutch verkleinwoord of doel is het doeltje.

doeldoeltje
-tjehet doeltjetarget

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 (doeltjes).

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What is the diminutive of "doel"?

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

Is "doeltje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "doeltje"?

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

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