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Diminutive of papier

The Dutch verkleinwoord of papier is het papiertje.

papierpapiertje
-tjehet papiertjepaper

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 (papiertjes).

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What is the diminutive of "papier"?

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

Is "papiertje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "papiertje"?

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

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