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Diminutive of orgaan

The Dutch verkleinwoord of orgaan is het orgaantje.

orgaanorgaantje
-tjehet orgaantjeorgan

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 (orgaantjes).

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What is the diminutive of "orgaan"?

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

Is "orgaantje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "orgaantje"?

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

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