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Diminutive of soldaat

The Dutch verkleinwoord of soldaat is het soldaatje.

soldaatsoldaatje
-jehet soldaatjesoldier

Most nouns simply add -je.

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

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What is the diminutive of "soldaat"?

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

Is "soldaatje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "soldaatje"?

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

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