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Diminutive of reden

The Dutch verkleinwoord of reden is het redentje.

redenredentje
-tjehet redentjereason

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 (redentjes).

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What is the diminutive of "reden"?

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

Is "redentje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "redentje"?

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

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