De or het kennis?
de kennis
acquaintance, friend
/ˈkɛ.nɪs/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de kennis
- Plural (meervoud)
- de kennissen
- Diminutive
- het kennisje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -heid, -teit, -tie, -sie, -nis, -ij and -schap usually take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de kennissen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het kennisje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze kennis | deze kennissen |
| that, those | die kennis | die kennissen |
| which (the … that) | de kennis die … | de kennissen die … |
| our | onze kennis | onze kennissen |
Meaning in English
- acquaintance, friend
- knowledge
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