De or het basiskennis?

The correct Dutch article is:

de basiskennis

  • English: background, basic knowledge
Rule Words ending in -nis: usually de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) de eerste beginselen van een onderwerp of vakgebied beheersen

How to use basiskennis

the backgroundde basiskennis
this backgrounddeze basiskennis
that backgrounddie basiskennis
our backgroundonze basiskennis
your backgroundjouw basiskennis
every backgroundelke basiskennis
which background?welke basiskennis?
a big background / the big backgroundeen grote basiskennis, de grote basiskennis

Example sentences with basiskennis

  • Tom heeft al wat basiskennis Frans opgedaan. “Tom has already learned some basic French.”

Meaning, plural, diminutive, pronunciation and translations: WikiWoordenboek (Dutch Wiktionary) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).