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Diminutive of spel

The Dutch verkleinwoord of spel is het spelletje.

spelspelletje
-etjehet spelletjegame

After a short, stressed vowel followed by l, m, n, ng or r, double that consonant and add -etje.

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

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What is the diminutive of "spel"?

The diminutive (verkleinwoord) of spel is "het spelletje". After a short, stressed vowel followed by l, m, n, ng or r, double that consonant and add -etje.

Is "spelletje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "spelletje"?

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

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