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Diminutive of zaak

The Dutch verkleinwoord of zaak is het zaakje.

zaakzaakje
-jehet zaakjematter, business

Most nouns simply add -je.

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

About this noun

What is the diminutive of "zaak"?

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

Is "zaakje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "zaakje"?

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

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