Vocabulary
deren
/ˈdeːʁən/· pronoun
whose (for a die word or a plural)
Die Straße, deren Häuser bunt sind — deren for feminine nouns and for every plural.
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deren
whose (feminine and plural)
Das ist die Nachbarin, deren Hund immer bellt.
That's the neighbour whose dog always barks.
Word family
derendiewho, which (relative pronoun; deren is its genitive)dessenwhose (the matching form for der and das words)dererof those (die Zahl derer, die …)derentwegenbecause of whom, because of which (formal)
Common combinations
- deren Häuserwhose houses
- deren Kinderwhose children
- deren Familienwhose families
Real examples
- Die Straße, deren Häuser bunt bemalt sind, ist sehr beliebt.The street whose houses are painted in bright colours is very popular.
- Viele Alteingesessene, deren Familien seit Generationen hier leben, müssen wegziehen.Many old-timers, whose families have lived here for generations, have to move away.
- Die Kneipe, deren Wirt jeder kennt, schließt im Sommer.The pub whose landlord everyone knows is closing in the summer.
