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Christopher Bergmann
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Every language can do things that others can’t.

In German, a swimmer is a Schwimmer.
A little swimmer is a Schwimmerchen.
A female swimmer is a Schwimmerin.
A little female swimmer is a … a … 🙊

🚨 Dutch to the rescue! 🚨

A swimmer is a zwemmer.
A little swimmer is a zwemmertje.
A female swimmer is a zwemster.
A little female swimmer is a zwemstertje.

Niks aan het handje. (Loosely translated: That went swimmingly.)

Can your (native) language do this as well?