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Diminutive of hoogte

The Dutch verkleinwoord of hoogte is het hoogtetje.

hoogtehoogtetje
-tjehet hoogtetjeheight

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 (hoogtetjes).

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What is the diminutive of "hoogte"?

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

Is "hoogtetje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "hoogtetje"?

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

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