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Diminutive of steen

The Dutch verkleinwoord of steen is het steentje.

steensteentje
-tjehet steentjestone

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 (steentjes).

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What is the diminutive of "steen"?

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

Is "steentje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "steentje"?

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

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