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Der, die or das Knie?

das Knie

Gender
neuter
English
knee
Plural
die Knie

Why is it das Knie?

No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Knie. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Knie.

For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.

Example sentences

Knie in the four cases

The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Knie: definite article first, then the indefinite article.

MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominativeder / eindie / einedas / eindie
Accusativeden / einendie / einedas / eindie
Dativedem / einemder / einerdem / einemden
Genitivedes / einesder / einerdes / einesder

Knie is one of about 1,700 common nouns in the free Der-Die-Das trainer. Short daily rounds with spaced repetition make the article stick.

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