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Diminutive of generatie

The Dutch verkleinwoord of generatie is het generatietje.

generatiegeneratietje
-tjehet generatietjegeneration

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 (generatietjes).

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What is the diminutive of "generatie"?

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

Is "generatietje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "generatietje"?

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

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