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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