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Diminutive of groei

The Dutch verkleinwoord of groei is het groeitje.

groeigroeitje
-tjehet groeitjegrowth

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 (groeitjes).

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What is the diminutive of "groei"?

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

Is "groeitje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "groeitje"?

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

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