Noun
die Unkenntnis
ignorance
C2
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Meanings
Noun
- ignorance
Example sentence
Ich kann mich auf Unkenntnis berufen.
I can plead ignorance.
Word forms
singular
die Unkenntnis
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Unkenntnis
Accusativedie Unkenntnis
Dativeder Unkenntnis
Genitiveder Unkenntnis
Unkenntnis has no common plural.
Usage
- aus Unkenntnis handeln — Act through lack of knowledge.
- Unkenntnis / Kenntnis — Ignorance or lack of knowledge versus knowledge.
Aus Unkenntnis der Regeln hatte er das falsche Formular benutzt.
Not knowing the rules, he had used the wrong form.