"nek" is de: de nek (neck). This one you just learn — no rule points to de here. The plural is de nekken.

Is it de or het nek?

de nek

de-word

neck

/də nɛk/

Plural

de nekken

Why de

This one you just learn — no rule points to de here.

In a sentence

Ik heb pijn in mijn nek.

I have pain in my neck.

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