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Diminutive of restaurant

The Dutch verkleinwoord of restaurant is het restaurantje.

restaurantrestaurantje
-jehet restaurantjerestaurant

Most nouns simply add -je.

Every Dutch diminutive is a het-word and forms its plural with -s (restaurantjes).

About this noun

What is the diminutive of "restaurant"?

The diminutive (verkleinwoord) of restaurant is "het restaurantje". Most nouns simply add -je.

Is "restaurantje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "restaurantje"?

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

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