In Dutch, the diminutive is not merely restricted to nouns and exist in numerals (met z'n tweetjes, "the two of us"), pronouns (onderonsje, "tête-à-tête"), verbal particles (moetje, "shotgun marriage"), and even prepositions (toetje, "dessert"). Most notable however, are the diminutive forms of adjectives and adverbs. The former take an diminutive ending and thus functions as a noun, the latter remain adverbs and have always the diminutive with the -s appended, e.g. adjective: groen ("green") → noun: groentje ("rookie"); adverb: even ("just") → adverb: eventjes ("just a minute"). COUNT 5
QSN1 What word do Dutch speakers use for what we call a "shotgun marriage"? ANS1 moetje QSN2 In Dutch, what part of speech does an adjective with a diminutive ending become? ANS2 noun QSN3 When the diminutive ending "-tjes" is added to the adverb "even," as what part of speech does it function? ANS3 adverb QSN4 What's the Dutch word for "green"? ANS4 groen QSN5 With the diminutive ending "-tje" added to the Dutch word for "green," what does the new formation translate to in English? ANS5 rookie