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Diminutive of partner

The Dutch verkleinwoord of partner is het partnertje.

partnerpartnertje
-tjehet partnertjepartner

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 (partnertjes).

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What is the diminutive of "partner"?

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

Is "partnertje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "partnertje"?

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

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