The one who: degene die
To single out a specific person from a group, use degene die ("the one who" or "the person who"). Because die introduces a relative clause, verbs in that clause move to the end.
| The jury selects the one who wins. | De jury selecteert degene die wint. |
| The one we nominate gets the trophy during the ceremony. | Degene die wij nomineren, krijgt tijdens de ceremonie de trofee. |
For multiple people, add an -n to make it plural: degenen die (the ones who / the people who).
| Do the ones we nominate receive a certificate? | Ontvangen degenen die wij nomineren een certificaat? |
That which: datgene wat
When referring to a thing or abstract concept rather than a person, use datgene wat ("that which" or "the thing that").
Just like with die, verbs in the wat clause move to the end.
| The jury selected that which we will hand out. | De jury selecteerde datgene wat we zullen uitreiken. |
| We are sitting and thinking about that which makes the trophy unique. | We zitten na te denken over datgene wat de trofee uniek maakt. |
| That which happens during the ceremony is a secret. | Datgene wat tijdens de ceremonie gebeurt, is een geheim. |
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