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
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit netwerk | deze netwerken |
| that, those | dat netwerk | die netwerken |
| which (the … that) | het netwerk dat … | de netwerken die … |
| our | ons netwerk | onze netwerken |
Meaning in English
- network (system of interconnected narrow elements)
- network (set of interacting devices)
- network, netting
- social network
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