Noun
der Kenner
Pronunciation: /ˈkɛnɐ/
expert, connoisseur
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plural Kenner
Meanings
Noun
- 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
Ein Kenner erkannte sofort die Herkunft der alten Uhr.
A connoisseur immediately recognized where the old clock came from.