De or het prei?

The correct Dutch article is:

de prei

  • English: leek
  • Plural: de preien
  • Diminutive: het preitje
Meaning (Dutch) 1. (bloemplanten) bepaald soort plant Allium porrum 2. (groente) eetbare bladeren van Allium porrum

How to use prei

the leekde prei
this leekdeze prei
that leekdie prei
our leekonze prei
your leekjouw prei
every leekelke prei
which leek?welke prei?
a big leek / the big leekeen grote prei, de grote prei
the leek (plural)de preien, deze preien

Example sentences with prei

  • Ik hou van prei. “I like leeks.”
  • Hoeveel kost de kilo prei? “How much is the kilo of leek?”
  • Ik hou van prei en worst. “I like leeks and sausages.”

Dutch words ending in prei

lamprei | sprei | bedsprei | beddensprei

In compound words, the last part decides the article. See the rule

Dutch words starting with prei

preimot | preiplant | preiring | preisoep

Meaning, plural, diminutive, pronunciation and translations: WikiWoordenboek (Dutch Wiktionary) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).