Breakdown of Das Netzwerk filtert den Inhalt für denjenigen, der viel klickt.
viel
much / a lot
für
for
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
das Netzwerk
the network
klicken
to click
derjenige
the one (m)
filtern
to filter
der Inhalt
the content
Questions & Answers about Das Netzwerk filtert den Inhalt für denjenigen, der viel klickt.
Why is it denjenigen instead of derjenige in this sentence?
The word derjenige changes its ending based on its role in the sentence. Here, it comes directly after the preposition für, which always requires the accusative case. Since it refers to a masculine generic person, both halves of the word change to accusative, making it denjenigen.
Why does the relative pronoun der not match the accusative case of denjenigen?
A relative pronoun takes its gender and number from the word it points back to (masculine singular), but it gets its case from its role in its own clause. In the clause der viel klickt, the pronoun is the subject doing the clicking, so it must be in the nominative case (der).
How would this sentence change if it were talking about multiple people who click a lot?
You would use the plural forms for both the demonstrative and relative pronouns. The preposition für still triggers the accusative case, making it für diejenigen. The relative pronoun would be the plural nominative die, giving us: Das Netzwerk filtert den Inhalt für diejenigen, die viel klicken.
Why does viel not have an ending like viele here?
In this sentence, viel is acting as an adverb describing the verb klickt (meaning they click 'a lot'). When viel is used as an adverb rather than an adjective describing a noun, it does not take any grammatical endings.
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