Breakdown of Das ist der Verein, mit dem die Integration funktioniert.
sein
to be
funktionieren
to work (function)
mit
with
der Verein
the club
dem
whom / which (dative relative pronoun)
die Integration
the integration
Questions & Answers about Das ist der Verein, mit dem die Integration funktioniert.
Why do we use mit dem here instead of just der or den?
The relative clause is referring back to der Verein (the club), which is a masculine noun. To say 'with which', we need the preposition mit. Since mit always forces the dative case, the masculine relative pronoun changes to dem.
Why is the verb funktioniert at the very end of the sentence?
The phrase mit dem die Integration funktioniert is a relative clause, which is a type of subordinate clause. In German, subordinate clauses always kick the conjugated verb to the very end of their clause.
Since a club isn't a person, could I use something like mit was (with what) instead?
No. English often uses 'who' for people and 'which' or 'that' for things, but German relies entirely on the grammatical gender of the noun. Because der Verein is masculine, you must use the masculine pronoun dem, exactly as you would if you were talking about a man.
Does the word das at the beginning change if the noun following it is feminine or plural?
Not in this structure! When you use das at the very beginning of a sentence with the verb sein (to be) to point something out, it stays fixed as das (meaning 'that' or 'this'). It doesn't change to match der Verein.
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