No. 3,087 in Dutch
degenen
"Those" (referring to people).
In a sentence
Degenen die hier willen zitten, moeten zich melden.
Those who want to sit here must report.
In this sentence, 'degenen' serves as a pronoun referring to a specific group of people who want to sit in a particular place. It combines with the relative clause 'die hier willen zitten' to specify which individuals are meant.
Ik geef de cadeaus aan degenen die jarig zijn.
I give the presents to those who are celebrating their birthday.
Here, 'degenen' functions as a pronoun indicating a subset of people who have the characteristic of celebrating their birthday. The prepositional phrase 'aan degenen' further identifies the recipients of the presents.
Degenen die het goed begrijpen, mogen eerder vertrekken.
Those who understand it well may leave earlier.
In this case, 'degenen' is used to refer to the group of people who fulfill the condition described by the relative clause 'die het goed begrijpen', effectively segmenting the group based on understanding.
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