Word
Der Algorithmus blockiert diejenigen, die gegen mich schreiben.
Meaning
The algorithm blocks those who write against me.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Der Algorithmus blockiert diejenigen, die gegen mich schreiben.
schreiben
to write
mich
me
gegen
against
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
Questions & Answers about Der Algorithmus blockiert diejenigen, die gegen mich schreiben.
Why do we use diejenigen here, and how did it get that ending?
diejenigen means 'those' (the ones). It is made of two parts: the definite article die and the ending -jenigen. Because 'those people' are the direct object being blocked, it is in the accusative case plural. The first part is die (accusative plural article) and the second part takes the weak adjective ending -en, making it diejenigen. We use it specifically to point forward to the relative clause that describes them.
The sentence says diejenigen, die. What role does the second die play?
While diejenigen means 'those' (the direct object being blocked by the algorithm), the second die is the relative pronoun meaning 'who'. It acts as the subject of the relative clause. English says 'those who', and German uses diejenigen, die.
Why do we use mich instead of mir after gegen?
The preposition gegen (against) always requires the accusative case, no matter the context. Therefore, we must use the accusative pronoun mich (me), rather than the dative mir.
Why does the verb schreiben go at the very end of the sentence?