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Diminutive of poging

The Dutch verkleinwoord of poging is het poginkje.

pogingpoginkje
-kjehet poginkjeattempt

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

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

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What is the diminutive of "poging"?

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

Is "poginkje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "poginkje"?

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

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