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Definition 2024

-jes

-jes

See also: jes, Jes, jes', and jěś

Dutch

Suffix

-jes

  1. Added to an adjective it creates an adverb while adding a connotation of familiarity and informality.
    zacht → zachtjes ‎(“softly”)

Derived terms

Etymology

The suffix is a combination of the diminutive suffix -je and an adverb-forming suffix -s.

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