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Diminutive of mens

The Dutch verkleinwoord of mens is het mensje.

mensmensje
-jehet mensjehuman

Most nouns simply add -je.

Every Dutch diminutive is a het-word and forms its plural with -s (mensjes).

About this noun

What is the diminutive of "mens"?

The diminutive (verkleinwoord) of mens is "het mensje". Most nouns simply add -je.

Is "mensje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "mensje"?

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

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