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Diminutive of verbazing

The Dutch verkleinwoord of verbazing is het verbazinkje.

verbazingverbazinkje
-kjehet verbazinkjesurprise

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

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

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What is the diminutive of "verbazing"?

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

Is "verbazinkje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "verbazinkje"?

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

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