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Diminutive of machine

The Dutch verkleinwoord of machine is het machinetje.

machinemachinetje
-tjehet machinetjemachine

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 (machinetjes).

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What is the diminutive of "machine"?

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

Is "machinetje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "machinetje"?

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

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