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Diminutive of koning

The Dutch verkleinwoord of koning is het koninkje.

koningkoninkje
-kjehet koninkjeking

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

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

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What is the diminutive of "koning"?

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

Is "koninkje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "koninkje"?

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

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