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Diminutive of fles

The Dutch verkleinwoord of fles is het flesje.

flesflesje
-jehet flesjebottle

Most nouns simply add -je.

Every Dutch diminutive is a het-word and forms its plural with -s (flesjes).

About this noun

What is the diminutive of "fles"?

The diminutive (verkleinwoord) of fles is "het flesje". Most nouns simply add -je.

Is "flesje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "flesje"?

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

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