Vokabahn

Kenner

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Noun

der Kenner

Pronunciation: /ˈkɛnɐ/

expert, connoisseur

C1 rank #6,934 plural Kenner

Meanings

Noun
  1. expert, connoisseur

Example sentence

Als Kenner alter Uhren erkennt er jede Fälschung sofort.

As a connoisseur of old clocks he spots every fake at once.

Word forms

singular der Kenner
plural die Kenner

The four cases

Singular

Nominativeder Kenner
Accusativeden Kenner
Dativedem Kenner
Genitivedes Kenners

Plural

Nominativedie Kenner
Accusativedie Kenner
Dativeden Kennern
Genitiveder Kenner

Usage

  • ein Kenner alter Kunst — a connoisseur of old art; genitive names the field
  • Kenner / kennen — an expert or connoisseur / know; the noun suggests deep familiarity
Extra sentence

Ein Kenner erkannte sofort die Herkunft der alten Uhr.

A connoisseur immediately recognized where the old clock came from.