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De or het download?

de download

download

/ˈdɑu̯n.loːt/

Forms

Singular
de download
Plural
de downloads
Diminutive
het downloadje

Why de?

  • No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de download is learned together with the word.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de downloads whatever the singular takes.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het downloadje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

  1. download

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