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Diminutive of vlees

The Dutch verkleinwoord of vlees is het vleesje.

vleesvleesje
-jehet vleesjemeat

Most nouns simply add -je.

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

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What is the diminutive of "vlees"?

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

Is "vleesje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "vleesje"?

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

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