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Diminutive of figuur

The Dutch verkleinwoord of figuur is het figuurtje.

figuurfiguurtje
-tjehet figuurtjefigure

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 (figuurtjes).

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What is the diminutive of "figuur"?

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

Is "figuurtje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "figuurtje"?

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

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