Breakdown of Diejenigen, die den Beitrag teilen, bekommen eine E-Mail.
ein
a, an (eine)
die E-Mail
the e-mail
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
bekommen
to receive / to get (be given)
teilen
to share
der Beitrag
the post
diejenigen
those
Questions & Answers about Diejenigen, die den Beitrag teilen, bekommen eine E-Mail.
Why use Diejenigen instead of just saying Die Leute?
Diejenigen specifically means "those (people)" and is used to point forward to a relative clause that explains exactly which people you mean. While you could say Die Leute, die... (The people who...), using Diejenigen, die... (Those who...) is a very common and natural way to express this in German.
Why is there a die right after the comma?
The die after the comma is a relative pronoun meaning "who". It introduces the relative clause and refers back to the plural Diejenigen. Because it acts as the subject of the verb teilen (to share) inside that clause, it takes the nominative case.
Why does the verb bekommen come immediately after the comma?
In German, the verb in a main clause must be in the second position. The entire phrase Diejenigen, die den Beitrag teilen acts as one giant subject block, taking up the first position. Therefore, the main verb bekommen must come immediately after it to take position two.
Why is it den Beitrag instead of der Beitrag?
Beitrag (post/contribution) is a masculine noun. In the relative clause, it is the direct object being shared by the people. Because it is a direct object, it takes the accusative case, which changes the masculine article der to den.
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