Breakdown of Der die Daten auswertende Algorithmus muss effizient sein.
sein
to be
müssen
to have to, must
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
die Daten
the data
Questions & Answers about Der die Daten auswertende Algorithmus muss effizient sein.
How would I write this exact sentence using a relative clause instead of the extended participle attribute?
You would write: Der Algorithmus, der die Daten auswertet, muss effizient sein. The participle auswertende becomes the conjugated verb auswertet at the end of the relative clause, and the object die Daten stays inside that new clause.
What dictates the word order inside the phrase Der die Daten auswertende Algorithmus?
In an extended participle attribute, the participle itself (auswertende) acts like an adjective and must sit directly in front of the noun it modifies (Algorithmus). All extra information, such as the direct object die Daten, gets sandwiched between the main article Der and the participle.
Why does the participle auswertende end in -e here?
Present participles act just like regular adjectives when placed directly before a noun. Since Algorithmus is masculine and in the nominative case, and it follows the definite article Der, the participle takes the standard weak adjective declension ending -e.
The verb auswerten is separable. Why isn't the prefix split off here?