German pronoun · CEFR B2
diejenigen
Meaning in English: those (who)
This is a form of derjenige, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own.
Example
Diejenigen, die schon fertig sind, dürfen gehen.
Those who are already finished may go.
How common is diejenigen?
diejenigen is number 2,466 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 37 times per million words — about once every 27,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 73% of the words in an ordinary German text. B2 means an upper-intermediate word, common in news and work.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 2,462gesellschaftlichesocial, societal
- 2,463rechtlichenlegal
- 2,464Zinseninterest (on money)
- 2,465die Niederlagedefeat
- 2,466diejenigenthose (who)
- 2,467Jahrhundertsof the century (genitive)
- 2,468die Bearbeitungprocessing, editing
- 2,469der Gemeinderattown council, councillor
- 2,470wächstgrows
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