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Diminutive of universiteit

The Dutch verkleinwoord of universiteit is het universiteitje.

universiteituniversiteitje
-jehet universiteitjeuniversity

Most nouns simply add -je.

Every Dutch diminutive is a het-word and forms its plural with -s (universiteitjes).

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What is the diminutive of "universiteit"?

The diminutive (verkleinwoord) of universiteit is "het universiteitje". Most nouns simply add -je.

Is "universiteitje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "universiteitje"?

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

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