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Diminutive of persoon

The Dutch verkleinwoord of persoon is het persoontje.

persoonpersoontje
-tjehet persoontjeperson

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 (persoontjes).

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What is the diminutive of "persoon"?

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

Is "persoontje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "persoontje"?

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

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