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Diminutive of suiker

The Dutch verkleinwoord of suiker is het suikertje.

suikersuikertje
-tjehet suikertjesugar

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 (suikertjes).

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What is the diminutive of "suiker"?

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

Is "suikertje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "suikertje"?

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

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