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De or het voorkennis?

de voorkennis

foreknowledge, knowledge beforehand

/ˈvoːrˌkɛ.nɪs/

Article and plural

Singular
de voorkennis

Why de?

  • Nouns ending in -heid, -teit, -tie, -sie, -nis, -ij and -schap usually take de.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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What de changes

Singular
this, thesedeze voorkennis
that, thosedie voorkennis
which (the … that)de voorkennis die …
ouronze voorkennis

Meaning in English

  1. foreknowledge, knowledge beforehand
  2. inside information, insider information

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