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Diminutive of gast

The Dutch verkleinwoord of gast is het gastje.

gastgastje
-jehet gastjeguest

Most nouns simply add -je.

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

About this noun

What is the diminutive of "gast"?

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

Is "gastje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "gastje"?

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

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