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Diminutive of hart

The Dutch verkleinwoord of hart is het hartje.

harthartje
-jehet hartjeheart

Most nouns simply add -je.

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

About this noun

What is the diminutive of "hart"?

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

Is "hartje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "hartje"?

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

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