noun
internet
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Refers to 'internet'. Neuter noun (das Internet) with genitive 'des Internets' and plural 'Internets' rarely used. Usually a mass noun referring to the global network; plural may appear when discussing separate networks. Regular declension (adds -s in genitive). No auxiliary issues.
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Die Vermisstenanzeige wurde im Internet veröffentlicht, nachdem die Polizei alle Hinweise gesammelt hatte, damit mehr Menschen helfen konnten.
The missing person notice was published on the internet after the police had collected all the clues so that more people could help.
Ich gehe ins Internet.
I go online.
Im Internet finde ich viele Informationen.
I find a lot of information on the internet.
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Picture a globe of connected lines when you say 'das Internet'
same as English 'internet'
das (neuter) — imagine a neutral device connected to the 'das Internet'
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Commonly used as a mass noun; gender is neuter in German.