derjenige
German, pronoun[ˈdeːɐ̯ˌjeːnɪɡə]
derjenige is a German pronoun meaning “he (who)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Nominativ Singular Maskulin des Demonstrativpronomens derjenige, es bezieht sich auf etwas, das in einem…”.
What does derjenige mean in English?
pronoun
- 1
he (who)
- 2
the one
- 3
this one, that one
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
pronoun: 1. Nominativ Singular Maskulin des Demonstrativpronomens derjenige, es bezieht sich auf etwas, das in einem folgenden Relativsatz genauer bestimmt wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of derjenige
- diejenige feminine nominative singular
- dasjenige neuter nominative singular
- diejenigen nominative plural
- desjenigen genitive masculine singular
- derjenigen feminine genitive singular
- demjenigen dative masculine singular
- denjenigen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce derjenige?
- [ˈdeːɐ̯ˌjeːnɪɡə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is derjenige in German?
derjenige appears 17 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).