De or het kennis?

The correct Dutch article is:

de kennis

  • English: information, knowledge, acquaintance
  • Plural: de kennissen
  • Diminutive: het kennisje
Rule Words ending in -nis: usually de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) 1. wat je weet of hebt geleerd 2. iemand met wie men bekend is

How to use kennis

the informationde kennis
this informationdeze kennis
that informationdie kennis
our informationonze kennis
your informationjouw kennis
every informationelke kennis
which information?welke kennis?
a big information / the big informationeen grote kennis, de grote kennis
the information (plural)de kennissen, deze kennissen

Example sentences with kennis

  • Mijn kennis over biochemie is beperkt. “I have little knowledge of biochemistry.”
  • Zijn kennis van aardrijkskunde is niet voldoende. “His knowledge of geography is insufficient.”
  • Televisie helpt ons onze kennis te verruimen. “Television helps us widen our knowledge.”

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