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Diminutive of glas

The Dutch verkleinwoord of glas is het glaasje.

glasglaasje
-jehet glaasjeglass

Most nouns simply add -je.

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

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What is the diminutive of "glas"?

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

Is "glaasje" de or het?

Het. Every Dutch diminutive is a het-word, so it is het glaasje even though glas takes het.

What is the plural of "glaasje"?

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

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