De or het net?
het net
net (mesh)
/nɛt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het net
- Plural (meervoud)
- de netten
- Diminutive
- het netje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het net is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de netten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het netje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit net | deze netten |
| that, those | dat net | die netten |
| which (the … that) | het net dat … | de netten die … |
| our | ons net | onze netten |
Meaning in English
- net (mesh)
- net (device for catching and trapping)
- television channel
- omentum, caul
- a network, especially the Internet
Remember net with Spreek
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