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Diminutive of tafel

The Dutch verkleinwoord of tafel is het tafeltje.

tafeltafeltje
-tjehet tafeltjetable

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 (tafeltjes).

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What is the diminutive of "tafel"?

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

Is "tafeltje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "tafeltje"?

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

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