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Diminutive of zuster

The Dutch verkleinwoord of zuster is het zustertje.

zusterzustertje
-tjehet zustertjesister

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 (zustertjes).

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What is the diminutive of "zuster"?

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

Is "zustertje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "zustertje"?

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

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