Relativsätze: der, die, das
A Relativsatz describes a noun with a whole clause, which is perfect for apartment ads and for saying what you want:
- Ich suche eine Wohnung, die einen Balkon hat.
- Das ist der Mietvertrag, den du unterschreiben musst.
The relative pronoun takes its gender and number from the noun, and its case from its job inside the relative clause. A comma opens the clause and the conjugated verb goes to the end.
Table
| maskulin | neutral | feminin | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der | das | die | die |
| Akkusativ | den | das | die | die |
| Dativ | dem | dem | der | denen |
Tip
The relative pronoun looks like the definite article, with one exception: the Dativ plural is denen, not den.