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  1. Comment on Show Tildes - Gametje in ~comp

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    I honestly never thought about it before. It is a pattern that you eventually just feel. As I understand it, it is the last sound that determines the diminutive, not the writing of the word. The...

    I honestly never thought about it before. It is a pattern that you eventually just feel. As I understand it, it is the last sound that determines the diminutive, not the writing of the word. The final -e in game is silent, so the word effectively ends with an m. Om the other hand, the -e in "lade" isn't silent, so the diminutive is "ladetje".

  2. Comment on Show Tildes - Gametje in ~comp

    lonbar
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    "Game" ends in an -m sound, in which case the Dutch diminutive adds -pje. This is apparently a regular pattern: Wiktionary has a page about Dutch diminutives.

    "Game" ends in an -m sound, in which case the Dutch diminutive adds -pje. This is apparently a regular pattern: Wiktionary has a page about Dutch diminutives.

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