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Entstanden ist der Teufelsberg nämlich ab 1950 aus den Stücken der im Zweiten Weltkrieg zerbombten Berliner Häuser.

What roles does "der" play in the above sentence? I would say it is a relative pronoun but normally for relative, it comes in Nebensatz with the idea mentioned first.

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It's just the article for "Häuser" (genitive plural: der Häuser). The extended attribute "im Zweiten Weltkrieg zerbombten" and the attribute "Berliner" separate it from the noun it belongs to.

Shortened version of the sentence:

Entstanden ist der Teufelsberg aus den Stücken der Häuser.

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    Thank for your assistance. The ans made me realize this is exactly same question I asked a few months back.
    – Brian
    Commented Nov 13, 2022 at 12:28
  • Thank you for linking to that question, @DavidVogt 's answer there is really nice.
    – HalvarF
    Commented Nov 13, 2022 at 12:41

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