Short answer: Kenntnis takes the article die (die Kenntnis). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “knowledge” in English.
Kenntnis: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Knowledge
- Topic
- Career and learning
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Kenntnis take die?
No suffix rule covers Kenntnis, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, die words are red. Picture Kenntnis as something red.
See the article rules →Kenntnis in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Kenntnis |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Kenntnis |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Kenntnis |
