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Diminutive of tegenstander

The Dutch verkleinwoord of tegenstander is het tegenstandertje.

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-tjehet tegenstandertjeopponent

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 (tegenstandertjes).

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What is the diminutive of "tegenstander"?

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

Is "tegenstandertje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "tegenstandertje"?

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

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