dessen
Translation
whose, of which, of it
Examples
Das ist der Mann, dessen Auto gestohlen wurde.
That is the man whose car was stolen.
Der Baum, in dessen Schatten wir saßen, war alt.
The tree in whose shade we sat was old.
Ich bin mir dessen bewusst.
I am aware of that.
Grammar Patterns
((dessen)) + Noun (relative pronoun) whose... That is the man whose dog ran away.
Similar Words
Synonyms: seines (his); Antonyms: none
Etymology
Genitive (possessive) case of the masculine pronoun 'der' and neuter pronoun 'das'.
Memory Tips
Used to show possession for a preceding masculine or neuter noun, similar to 'whose' or 'of which' in English.