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Diminutive of spanning

The Dutch verkleinwoord of spanning is het spanninkje.

spanningspanninkje
-kjehet spanninkjetension, stress

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

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

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What is the diminutive of "spanning"?

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

Is "spanninkje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "spanninkje"?

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

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