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Diminutive of ontwikkeling

The Dutch verkleinwoord of ontwikkeling is het ontwikkelinkje.

ontwikkelingontwikkelinkje
-kjehet ontwikkelinkjedevelopment

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

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

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What is the diminutive of "ontwikkeling"?

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

Is "ontwikkelinkje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "ontwikkelinkje"?

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

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