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Diminutive of knie

The Dutch verkleinwoord of knie is het knietje.

knieknietje
-tjehet knietjeknee

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 (knietjes).

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What is the diminutive of "knie"?

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

Is "knietje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "knietje"?

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

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