desjenigen
German, pronoun[ˈdɛsˌjeːnɪɡn̩]
desjenigen is spelled D-E-S-J-E-N-I-G-E-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 51,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Desjenigen is a German masculine pronoun meaning “genitive masculine singular of derjenige” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does desjenigen mean in English?
pronoun
- 1
masculinegenitive masculine singular of derjenige
- 2
neutergenitive neuter 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 Maskulin des Demonstrativpronomens derjenige 2. Genitiv Singular Neutrum 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 desjenigen
- derjenige nominative singular masculine
- diejenige nominative singular feminine
- dasjenige nominative singular neuter
- diejenigen nominative plural
- derjenigen genitive singular feminine
- 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 desjenigen?
- [ˈdɛsˌjeːnɪɡn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is desjenigen in German?
desjenigen appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).