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Diminutive of materiaal

The Dutch verkleinwoord of materiaal is het materiaaltje.

materiaalmateriaaltje
-tjehet materiaaltjematerial

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 (materiaaltjes).

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What is the diminutive of "materiaal"?

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

Is "materiaaltje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "materiaaltje"?

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

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