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Diminutive of gewoonte

The Dutch verkleinwoord of gewoonte is het gewoontetje.

gewoontegewoontetje
-tjehet gewoontetjehabit

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 (gewoontetjes).

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What is the diminutive of "gewoonte"?

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

Is "gewoontetje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "gewoontetje"?

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

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