Breakdown of Die App speichert die Werbung für diejenige, die uns sucht.
suchen
to look for
uns
us
für
for
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
die App
the app
speichern
to save (data, files)
die Werbung
the advertisement (general advertising, commercial)
diejenige
the one (f)
Questions & Answers about Die App speichert die Werbung für diejenige, die uns sucht.
Why do we use diejenige here instead of derjenige or diejenigen?
diejenige is the feminine singular form. Here, it refers to a single female person ("the one"). It is in the accusative case because it comes directly after the preposition für, which always forces the accusative case. Conveniently, the feminine accusative form of diejenige is identical to its nominative form.
Why is there a second die right after diejenige?
The word diejenige means "the one", and it acts as a pointer to the relative clause that follows. The die right after the comma is a relative pronoun meaning "who". Together, diejenige, die translates to "the one who". In German, you need both pieces: the demonstrative pronoun pointing ahead, and the relative pronoun starting the new clause.
Why is the verb sucht at the very end of the sentence?
The second half of the sentence, die uns sucht, is a relative clause. Relative clauses are a type of subordinate clause in German, which means the conjugated verb (sucht) must be pushed to the very end of that clause.
What case is the pronoun uns in this sentence?
It is in the accusative case. The verb suchen (to search/look for) takes a direct object. In the relative clause die uns sucht, the relative pronoun die is the subject (the person doing the searching), and uns (us) is the direct object being searched for.
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