German word

das Ei in German sentences

das Ei means "egg" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.

Examples

Das Kind probiert das Ei vorsichtig.

The child carefully tries the egg.

Lara stellt das Ei auf den Küchentisch.

Lara puts the egg on the kitchen table.

Falls das Ei nicht reicht, stellt Max Brot und Wasser bereit.

If the egg is not enough, Max sets out bread and water.

Lara bratet das Ei nicht zu lange.

Lara does not fry the egg too long.

Common mistake

Do not learn Ei without its article. Store it as das Ei when the article is available.