Der, die or das Geheimnis? The correct article and plural

Der, die or das?

das Geheimnis

neuter noun · secret · level A2

The plural

die Geheimnisse - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.

Why das?

No guessing needed: -nis → das · 0.5% (but Kenntnis, Erkenntnis are die) "Geheimnis" follows the rule Nouns ending in -nis, which covers 11 words in the Genau course.

Words from the same topic (Feelings)

das Glück
die Stimmung
das Interesse
die Angst
die Liebe
die Hoffnung
die Meinung
die Freude

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