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Diminutive of voorstel

The Dutch verkleinwoord of voorstel is het voorstelletje.

voorstelvoorstelletje
-etjehet voorstelletjeproposal

After a short, stressed vowel followed by l, m, n, ng or r, double that consonant and add -etje.

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

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What is the diminutive of "voorstel"?

The diminutive (verkleinwoord) of voorstel is "het voorstelletje". After a short, stressed vowel followed by l, m, n, ng or r, double that consonant and add -etje.

Is "voorstelletje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "voorstelletje"?

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

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