het basilicum
basil
noun · /ˌbaːˈzi.li.kʏm/
Its article is not one a rule predicts. Why het basilicum?
Forms
- Article
- het basilicum
- Plural
- de basilicums
- Diminutive
- het basilicumpje
- Also means
- notably:
- How common
- in everyday Dutch
In a sentence
Ik vind verse basilicum het lekkerst.
I like fresh basil the most.
Snijd het basilicum fijn voor de pesto.
Chop the basil finely for the pesto.
Hebben we nog basilicum voor de tomatensoep?
Do we still have basil for the tomato soup?
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