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Diminutive of geur

The Dutch verkleinwoord of geur is het geurtje.

geurgeurtje
-tjehet geurtjesmell

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 (geurtjes).

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What is the diminutive of "geur"?

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

Is "geurtje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "geurtje"?

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

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