Der, die or das?
die Erkenntnis
feminine noun · insight · level B1
The plural
die Erkenntnisse - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Why die?
Exception! By its form, "Erkenntnis" looks like it should follow the rule
Nouns ending in -nis, but its real gender is feminine:
die Erkenntnis. Learn it as-is.
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