? ? 35 000 gekost. To express contempt : Ik wil niet in zo'n huisje
wonen.
? ? 750 000! To express appreciation : Ik ben erg blij met ons huisje!
| Base word | Diminutive | English |
|---|---|---|
| stap | stapje | step |
| boek | boekje | |
| voet | voetje | foot |
| hand | handje | hand |
| oog | oogje | eye |
| mes | mesje | knife |
If a word ends on an -l, -n, or -r, -tje is added, as in:
| stoel | stoeltje | chair |
| zoen | zoentje | kiss |
| rivier | riviertje | river |
In some cases the consonant must be doubled for the usual reason of
pronunciation, as in:
| bel | belletje | bell |
| man | mannetje | |
| ster | sterretje | star |
Words ending in -m sometimes take -pje as in:
| bloem | bloempje | flower |
| stroom | stroompje | stream |
| rijm | rijmpje | rhyme |
| raam | raampje | window |
Sometimes words ending in -m take -etje as in:
| bloem | bloemetje | |
| som | sommetje | sum |
| lam | lammetje | lamb |
The -g in words ending in the unstressed suffix -ing becomes -k and then -je is added as in:
| koning | koninkje | king |
| ketting | kettinkje | chain |
| blad | blaadje | sheet or leaf |
| glas | glaasje | glass |
| pad | paadje | path |
| vat | vaatje | barrel |
Some words have irregular diminutive forms, such as:
| ring | ringetje | |
| jongen | jongetje |
(the second form being more or less archaic) such as:
| pop | poppetje or popje | |
| brug | bruggetje or brugje | |
| weg | weggetje or wegje | |
| kip | kippetje or kipje | chicken |
following words:
boek, kast (closet), stad, kleed (rug, carpet), klok (clock), kind,
klomp (clog), koek (cake), zin (sentence), vork (fork), rivier (river),
deel (part), dier (animal), stroom (stream), bezem (broom), schoen
(shoe),
vriend (friend), papier, voet (foot), trap (stair), rand (edge), woord,
som, lepel (spoon), middel (middle), zee (sea), bal (ball), lichaam
(body),
vraag (question), plek (spot), auto, fiets, pen, deken (blanket),
fornuis (stove), bed, man, probleem, zon (sun), kant (side), kopie
(copy), staat
(state), werk (work), bril (eye-glasses), oog, neus (nose), duim
(thumb),
lamp, plant, bank, boom, taal (language), mens (human being, person),
soldaat
(soldier), schrijver, tuin, wagen, regering (government), prijs (price).