# das Netz

das Netz is a German noun meaning “net”. Forms: des Netzes, die Netze.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Netzes
- Plural: die Netze

## In other languages

- Русский: рыбол. сеть, невод
- Українська: сітка, сіть

## Meanings

1. net; web; mesh (construction of interwoven fibres, e.g. that of a fisher, a spider, etc.)
2. network; grid (a system, often interconnected, that covers a certain area)
3. _colloquial_ signal (connection to a network)
4. _colloquial · with-definite-article_ the internet

## Examples

- Der Ball ging ins Netz. — The ball hit the net.
- Mein Handy hat kein Netz. — My mobile hasn't got a signal.
- Die Spinne spann ein Netz. — The spider wove a web.
- Ich habe mich in ein Netz aus Lügen verstrickt. — I've become entangled in a web of lies.
- Wie sollte man im Netz werben? — How should you advertise on the Internet?

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