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Diminutive of gevangenis

The Dutch verkleinwoord of gevangenis is het gevangenisje.

gevangenisgevangenisje
-jehet gevangenisjejail, prison

Most nouns simply add -je.

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

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What is the diminutive of "gevangenis"?

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

Is "gevangenisje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "gevangenisje"?

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

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