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De or het internet?

het internet

Internet (specific internet consisting of the global network of

/ˈɪn.tərˌnɛt/

Forms

Singular
het internet
Diminutive
het internetje

Why het?

  • No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het internet is learned together with the word.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het internetje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

  1. Internet (specific internet consisting of the global network of computers)

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