Why is it die Erkennung?
Erkennung ends in -ung, and nouns ending in -ung are feminine: in a German dictionary, 99% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -ung die
Meaning
[1] The recognition of a thing, a factual
[1] das Erkennen einer Sache, eines SachverhaltesExamples
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Erkennung | — |
| Genitiv | der Erkennung | — |
| Dativ | der Erkennung | — |
| Akkusativ | die Erkennung | — |
Pronunciation
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