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Diminutive of verlangen

The Dutch verkleinwoord of verlangen is het verlangentje.

verlangenverlangentje
-tjehet verlangentjedesire

After a long vowel, a diphthong, or an unstressed -el/-en/-er ending, add -tje.

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

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What is the diminutive of "verlangen"?

The diminutive (verkleinwoord) of verlangen is "het verlangentje". After a long vowel, a diphthong, or an unstressed -el/-en/-er ending, add -tje.

Is "verlangentje" de or het?

Het. Every Dutch diminutive is a het-word, so it is het verlangentje even though verlangen takes het.

What is the plural of "verlangentje"?

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

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