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Diminutive of jeugd

The Dutch verkleinwoord of jeugd is het jeugdje.

jeugdjeugdje
-jehet jeugdjeyouth

Most nouns simply add -je.

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

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What is the diminutive of "jeugd"?

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

Is "jeugdje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "jeugdje"?

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

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