Short answer: Knie takes the article das (das Knie). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “knee” in English.
Knie: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Knee
- Topic
- Body and health
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Knie take das?
Exception: most nouns ending in -e take die, but Knie takes das. Learn it together with its article.
See the article rules →Knie in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Knie |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Knie |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Knie |
