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Diminutive of verdriet

The Dutch verkleinwoord of verdriet is het verdrietje.

verdrietverdrietje
-jehet verdrietjesadness

Most nouns simply add -je.

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

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What is the diminutive of "verdriet"?

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

Is "verdrietje" de or het?

Het. Every Dutch diminutive is a het-word, so it is het verdrietje even though verdriet takes het.

What is the plural of "verdrietje"?

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

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