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Diminutive of bescherming

The Dutch verkleinwoord of bescherming is het bescherminkje.

beschermingbescherminkje
-kjehet bescherminkjeprotection

Nouns ending in an unstressed -ing swap the -ng for -kje.

Every Dutch diminutive is a het-word and forms its plural with -s (bescherminkjes).

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What is the diminutive of "bescherming"?

The diminutive (verkleinwoord) of bescherming is "het bescherminkje". Nouns ending in an unstressed -ing swap the -ng for -kje.

Is "bescherminkje" de or het?

Het. Every Dutch diminutive is a het-word, so it is het bescherminkje even though bescherming takes de.

What is the plural of "bescherminkje"?

Diminutives always add -s, so the plural is bescherminkjes.

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