Words ending in -nis: der, die or das?

das

Words ending in -nis take the article “das”. Of 11 words in the Panderdiedas vocabulary 9 follow the rule – here they all are, exceptions included.

Mostly neuter: das Ergebnis.

82 % – of 11 matching words 9 follow the rule, 2 do not. holds often

Exceptions

  • dieErlaubnis
  • dieWildnis
  • dieKenntnis

All 9 words that follow the rule

  • dasEreignis
  • dasErgebnis
  • dasErlebnis
  • dasGefängnis
  • dasGeheimnis
  • dasTennis
  • dasVerhältnis
  • dasVerständnis
  • dasZeugnis

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