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Diminutive of stoel

The Dutch verkleinwoord of stoel is het stoeltje.

stoelstoeltje
-tjehet stoeltjechair

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 (stoeltjes).

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What is the diminutive of "stoel"?

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

Is "stoeltje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "stoeltje"?

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

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