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Diminutive of verhouding

The Dutch verkleinwoord of verhouding is het verhoudinkje.

verhoudingverhoudinkje
-kjehet verhoudinkjeratio

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

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

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What is the diminutive of "verhouding"?

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

Is "verhoudinkje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "verhoudinkje"?

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

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