Word
Diejenige, die die Kommentare liest, versteht den Algorithmus.
Meaning
The one (f) who reads the comments understands the algorithm.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Diejenige, die die Kommentare liest, versteht den Algorithmus.
verstehen
to understand
lesen
to read
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
der Algorithmus
the algorithm
Questions & Answers about Diejenige, die die Kommentare liest, versteht den Algorithmus.
Why do we use Diejenige here instead of just saying Sie?
Diejenige translates to "the one" (referring to a female). We use demonstrative pronouns like derjenige or diejenige when we want to point specifically to a person or thing that is about to be defined by a relative clause. It strongly signals to the listener: "The one (who does X)..."
If the person reading the comments were male, how would the beginning of the sentence change?
It would change to Derjenige, der die Kommentare liest... You need to match both the demonstrative pronoun (Derjenige) and the relative pronoun (der) to the gender of the person you are referring to.
Why are there two dies right next to each other in ..., die die Kommentare...?
They look identical but do completely different jobs! The first die is a relative pronoun meaning "who", referring back to Diejenige. The second die is simply the plural definite article ("the") for Kommentare.
Why does the second part of the sentence start immediately with the verb versteht?