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Diminutive of regel

The Dutch verkleinwoord of regel is het regeltje.

regelregeltje
-tjehet regeltjerule

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 (regeltjes).

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What is the diminutive of "regel"?

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

Is "regeltje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "regeltje"?

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

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