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Diminutive of initiatief

The Dutch verkleinwoord of initiatief is het initiatiefje.

initiatiefinitiatiefje
-jehet initiatiefjeinitiative

Most nouns simply add -je.

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

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What is the diminutive of "initiatief"?

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

Is "initiatiefje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "initiatiefje"?

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

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