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Internet

internet

noun IN-ter-net Less Common
Communication Technology

Origin: from English internet

Usage Note

Internet is a loanword and is neuter: das Internet. You say im Internet ('on the internet') and ins Internet gehen ('to go online'). It is almost always used with the definite article.

Examples

"Ich suche das im Internet."

Natural Translation

I'll look that up on the internet.

Literal Translation

I search that in-the internet.

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