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derjenigen

German, pronoun[ˈdeːɐ̯ˌjeːnɪɡn̩]

derjenigen is a German feminine pronoun meaning “genitive plural of derjenige” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does derjenigen mean in English?

pronoun

  1. 1

    genitive plural of derjenige

  2. 2

    femininedative feminine singular of derjenige

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

determiner: 1. Genitiv Singular Feminin des Demonstrativpronomens derjenige. 2. Genitiv Plural des Demonstrativpronomens derjenige. 3. Dativ Singular Feminin des Demonstrativpronomens derjenige.

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 derjenigen

  • derjenige nominative singular masculine
  • diejenige nominative singular feminine
  • dasjenige nominative singular neuter
  • diejenigen nominative plural
  • desjenigen genitive singular masculine
  • demjenigen dative singular masculine
  • denjenigen dative plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce derjenigen?

  • [ˈdeːɐ̯ˌjeːnɪɡn̩]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is derjenigen in German?

derjenigen appears 4.8 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).