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Übung: Genitiv

Practice: genitive

The genitive appears in three typical situations. In all of them: masc./neuter → des …(e)s, fem./plural → der; with names simply -s.

AreaRuleExample
Possession (article)des/der + noundas Auto des Mannes
Prepositionwegen/trotz/während/stattwegen des Wetters
Name + -sname before the nounAnnas Familie

Note:

  • Genitive question: whose?
  • Only masc./neuter nouns take -s/-es.
  • Everyday alternative: von + dative (das Handy von meinem Bruder).

Examples:

  • Wegen des Wetters bleibt Annas Familie zu Hause. (Because of the weather, Anna's family stays home.)
  • Der Titel des Buches ist lang. (The title of the book is long.)
  • Trotz der Probleme war der Kurs gut. (Despite the problems the course was good.)

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