Ortskenntnis: der, die or das?
dieOrtskenntnis
Local knowledge
Short answer: Ortskenntnis takes the article die (die Ortskenntnis). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “local knowledge” in English.
Ortskenntnis: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Local knowledge
- Topic
- City and transport
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Ortskenntnis take die?
Ortskenntnis is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Kenntnis → die Ortskenntnis.
See the article rules →Ortskenntnis in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Ortskenntnis |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Ortskenntnis |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Ortskenntnis |
More words ending in -kenntnis
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
