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Diminutive of leer

The Dutch verkleinwoord of leer is het leertje.

leerleertje
-tjehet leertjeleather

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 (leertjes).

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What is the diminutive of "leer"?

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

Is "leertje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "leertje"?

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

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