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Diminutive of regering

The Dutch verkleinwoord of regering is het regerinkje.

regeringregerinkje
-kjehet regerinkjegovernment

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

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

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What is the diminutive of "regering"?

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

Is "regerinkje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "regerinkje"?

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

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