-tjes

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

The suffix is a combination of the diminutive suffix -tje and an adjective/adverb-forming suffix -s.

Suffix

-tjes

  1. Added to an adjective it creates an adverb (or rarely another adjective) with a connotation of familiarity and informality.
    zacht → zachtjes (“softly”)
    dol → dolletjes (“super, amazing”)
    warm → warmpjes (“comfortably warm”)

Usage notes
  • The variants -jes and -pjes are used in cases where the regular diminutive would be -je or -pje instead of -tje.
  • The variants -kes and -kens are limited to Southern Dutch.

Derived terms
Dutch terms suffixed with -tjes
Dutch terms suffixed with -jes
Dutch terms suffixed with -pjes
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