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Diminutive of vreugde

The Dutch verkleinwoord of vreugde is het vreugdetje.

vreugdevreugdetje
-tjehet vreugdetjejoy

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 (vreugdetjes).

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What is the diminutive of "vreugde"?

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

Is "vreugdetje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "vreugdetje"?

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

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