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Diminutive of stem

The Dutch verkleinwoord of stem is het stemmetje.

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-etjehet stemmetjevoice

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 (stemmetjes).

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What is the diminutive of "stem"?

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

Is "stemmetje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "stemmetje"?

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

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