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Diminutive of schoen

The Dutch verkleinwoord of schoen is het schoentje.

schoenschoentje
-tjehet schoentjeshoe

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 (schoentjes).

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What is the diminutive of "schoen"?

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

Is "schoentje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "schoentje"?

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

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