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Diminutive of twijfel

The Dutch verkleinwoord of twijfel is het twijfeltje.

twijfeltwijfeltje
-tjehet twijfeltjedoubt

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 (twijfeltjes).

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What is the diminutive of "twijfel"?

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

Is "twijfeltje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "twijfeltje"?

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

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