Breakdown of Derjenige, der den Beitrag schreibt, sieht keine Werbung.
kein
no, not any
sehen
to see
schreiben
to write
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
derjenige
the one (m)
der Beitrag
the post
die Werbung
the advertisement (general advertising, commercial)
Questions & Answers about Derjenige, der den Beitrag schreibt, sieht keine Werbung.
Why use Derjenige instead of just Der?
Derjenige specifically means the one or that person. It is a demonstrative pronoun that points directly forward to the relative clause (der den Beitrag schreibt). While you could technically say Der, der..., using Derjenige sounds much more elegant and strongly emphasizes that you are defining a specific person based on the action they are doing.
How do you know to use the masculine form Derjenige here?
Why does the verb sieht come immediately after the comma?
The core of the main sentence is Derjenige sieht keine Werbung. The relative clause (der den Beitrag schreibt) simply interrupts it to describe the subject. Once the relative clause finishes and is closed off by the comma, the main sentence picks up exactly where it left off. Since the subject was already stated, the next word is the verb sieht.
Why is it den Beitrag instead of der Beitrag?
Beitrag (post or contribution) is a masculine noun. Inside the relative clause, the pronoun der is the subject doing the writing, making Beitrag the direct object being written. Therefore, der Beitrag must change to the accusative case, den Beitrag.
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