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die Fachkenntnisse

expertise, specialized knowledge, technical skills

Für diesen Job braucht man spezielle Fachkenntnisse.

You need special expertise for this job.

((sth.)) to have sth. The applicant has excellent expertise.

Expertise, Sachverstand (expert knowledge), Kompetenz (competence)

Composed of 'Fach' (subject) and 'Kenntnisse' (knowledge, plural of Kenntnis). It means knowledge in a specific subject.

Think of it as the 'knowledge' (Kenntnisse) you need for your 'subject' or profession. Usually used in the plural.

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