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Diminutive of woning

The Dutch verkleinwoord of woning is het woninkje.

woningwoninkje
-kjehet woninkjehouse

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

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

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What is the diminutive of "woning"?

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

Is "woninkje" de or het?

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

What is the plural of "woninkje"?

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

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