Lotte hat Kenntnisse in drei Sprachen. Lotte knows three languages.

noun · A2

die Kenntnis

[ˈkɛntnɪs]

knowledge, skills

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Other Examples

Für die Stelle brauche ich gute Kenntnisse in Deutsch.

For the job I need a good knowledge of German.
Welche Kenntnisse schreibst du in den Lebenslauf?

Which skills are you putting in your CV?
Kalle hat Kenntnisse über alle Pflanzen im Wald.

Kalle knows about all the plants in the forest.

Grammar

Plural: die Kenntnisse In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case	Singular	Plural	Example
Nominative wer? was?	die Kenntnis	die Kenntnisse	Welche Kenntnisse schreibst du in den Lebenslauf? Which skills are you putting in your CV?
Accusative wen? was?	die Kenntnis	die Kenntnisse
Dative wem?	der Kenntnis	den Kenntnissen
Genitive wessen?	der Kenntnis	der Kenntnisse

How the Word Is Built

Kennt root nis suffix

-nis: a noun from a verb or an adjective: das Ergebnis (result).

Word family

kennen erkennen bekannt die Erkenntnis

In Otti's situations: Lotte applies for a job

der Abschluss die Ausbildung sich bewerben die Bewerbung erfahren die Erfahrung flexibel kündigen der Lebenslauf das Praktikum die Stelle die Stellenanzeige

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