Breakdown of Wir danken den Beratern, denen wir vertrauen, für die Empfehlung.
wir
we
danken
to thank
vertrauen
to trust
für
for
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
der Berater
the consultant, advisor
dem
whom / which (dative relative pronoun)
die Empfehlung
the recommendation
Questions & Answers about Wir danken den Beratern, denen wir vertrauen, für die Empfehlung.
Why is the relative pronoun denen used here?
The relative pronoun refers back to the plural noun den Beratern. Inside the relative clause, the verb is vertrauen (to trust). In German, vertrauen always requires a dative object. The dative plural relative pronoun is denen.
Why does the main sentence say den Beratern instead of die Berater?
The verb danken (to thank) is a special verb that requires its object to be in the dative case. The plural dative article is den, and we also must add an extra -n to the end of plural nouns in the dative case, which turns Berater into Beratern.
Why is the verb vertrauen at the very end of its clause?
The phrase , denen wir vertrauen, is a relative clause. Relative clauses are a type of subordinate clause, and in German, the conjugated verb is always pushed to the very end of a subordinate clause.
Why is it für die Empfehlung? Is die in the nominative case here?
No, die is in the accusative case here. The preposition für always forces the following noun into the accusative case. Because Empfehlung (recommendation) is a feminine noun, its accusative article happens to look exactly like the nominative die.
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