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Diminutive of vader

The Dutch verkleinwoord of vader is het vadertje.

vadervadertje
-tjehet vadertjefather

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 (vadertjes).

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What is the diminutive of "vader"?

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

Is "vadertje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "vadertje"?

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

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