Der, die or das?
die Notwendigkeit
feminine noun · necessity · level B1
The plural
die Notwendigkeiten - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Why die?
No guessing needed: -keit → die · 0.8%
"Notwendigkeit" follows the rule Nouns ending in -keit,
which covers 18 words in the Genau course.
Words from the same topic (Abstract concepts I)
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