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