deren/dessen

💡 Grammar Rule

The Genitive Relative Pronoun: dessen and deren In German, the genitive relative pronoun is used to indicate possession, similar to the English w...

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Do you know the author whose latest book won the award?

Kennst du den Autor, dessen letztes Buch den Preis gewonnen hat?

Yes, I’ve read almost all of his works and his style is brilliant.

Ja, ich habe fast alle seine Werke gelesen und sein Stil ist brillant.

That is the colleague whose ideas revolutionized our department.

Das ist die Kollegin, deren Ideen unsere Abteilung revolutioniert haben.

It’s incredible how much she has contributed to the team in such a short time.

Es ist unglaublich, wie viel sie dem Team in so kurzer Zeit beigesteuert hat.

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