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Diminutive of fout

The Dutch verkleinwoord of fout is het foutje.

foutfoutje
-jehet foutjemistake

Most nouns simply add -je.

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

About this noun

What is the diminutive of "fout"?

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

Is "foutje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "foutje"?

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

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