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Diminutive of zee

The Dutch verkleinwoord of zee is het zeetje.

zeezeetje
-tjehet zeetjesea

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 (zeetjes).

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What is the diminutive of "zee"?

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

Is "zeetje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "zeetje"?

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

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