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Diminutive of verwachting

The Dutch verkleinwoord of verwachting is het verwachtinkje.

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-kjehet verwachtinkjeexpectation

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

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

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What is the diminutive of "verwachting"?

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

Is "verwachtinkje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "verwachtinkje"?

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

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