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Diminutive of seconde

The Dutch verkleinwoord of seconde is het secondetje.

secondesecondetje
-tjehet secondetjesecond

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 (secondetjes).

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What is the diminutive of "seconde"?

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

Is "secondetje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "secondetje"?

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

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