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Diminutive of keuken

The Dutch verkleinwoord of keuken is het keukentje.

keukenkeukentje
-tjehet keukentjekitchen

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 (keukentjes).

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What is the diminutive of "keuken"?

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

Is "keukentje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "keukentje"?

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

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