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Diminutive of zin

The Dutch verkleinwoord of zin is het zinnetje.

zinzinnetje
-etjehet zinnetjesentence

After a short, stressed vowel followed by l, m, n, ng or r, double that consonant and add -etje.

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

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What is the diminutive of "zin"?

The diminutive (verkleinwoord) of zin is "het zinnetje". After a short, stressed vowel followed by l, m, n, ng or r, double that consonant and add -etje.

Is "zinnetje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "zinnetje"?

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

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