De or het sjeik?

The correct Dutch article is:

de sjeik

  • Plural: de sjeiks
Meaning (Dutch) 1. Arabisch koning, vorst, hoofdman of stamopperhoofd 2. iemand met veel aanzien in de islamitische wereld zowel op geestelijk als wereldlijk gebied

How to use sjeik

the sjeikde sjeik
this sjeikdeze sjeik
that sjeikdie sjeik
our sjeikonze sjeik
your sjeikjouw sjeik
every sjeikelke sjeik
which sjeik?welke sjeik?
a big sjeik / the big sjeikeen grote sjeik, de grote sjeik
the sjeik (plural)de sjeiks, deze sjeiks

Example sentences with sjeik

  • In dit hotel logeerde al een hele tijd een rijke sjeik.
  • De sjeik had veel bedienden.

Dutch words ending in sjeik

oliesjeik | haatsjeik

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

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