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Diminutive of zoon

The Dutch verkleinwoord of zoon is het zoontje.

zoonzoontje
-tjehet zoontjeson

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 (zoontjes).

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What is the diminutive of "zoon"?

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

Is "zoontje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "zoontje"?

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

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