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Diminutive of water

The Dutch verkleinwoord of water is het watertje.

waterwatertje
-tjehet watertjewater

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 (watertjes).

About this noun

What is the diminutive of "water"?

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

Is "watertje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "watertje"?

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

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