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De or het netwerk?

het netwerk

network (system of interconnected narrow elements)

/ˈnɛt.ʋɛrk/

Forms

Singular
het netwerk
Plural
de netwerken
Diminutive
het netwerkje

Why het?

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

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

  1. network (system of interconnected narrow elements)
  2. network (set of interacting devices)
  3. network, netting
  4. social network

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