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Diminutive of spoor

The Dutch verkleinwoord of spoor is het spoortje.

spoorspoortje
-tjehet spoortjetrack

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 (spoortjes).

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What is the diminutive of "spoor"?

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

Is "spoortje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "spoortje"?

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

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