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Diminutive of wet

The Dutch verkleinwoord of wet is het wetje.

wetwetje
-jehet wetjelaw

Most nouns simply add -je.

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

About this noun

What is the diminutive of "wet"?

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

Is "wetje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "wetje"?

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

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