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Diminutive of ding

The Dutch verkleinwoord of ding is het dingetje.

dingdingetje
-etjehet dingetjething

After a short, stressed vowel followed by l, m, n, ng or r, double that consonant and add -etje.

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

About this noun

What is the diminutive of "ding"?

The diminutive (verkleinwoord) of ding is "het dingetje". After a short, stressed vowel followed by l, m, n, ng or r, double that consonant and add -etje.

Is "dingetje" de or het?

Het. Every Dutch diminutive is a het-word, so it is het dingetje even though ding takes het.

What is the plural of "dingetje"?

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

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