Genitive Case

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Genitive Case

• Adjective Endings
• Frau Caplan-Carbin

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R E S E
N E S E
M R M N
S R S R
dative
accusative
nominative
genitive
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A noun that is in the genitive case shows a close
relationship to another noun.
Der Hund der Frau.
Der Knochen des Hundes.
The womans dog.
The dogs bone.
the Genitive Case
shows possession
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Die Völker der Welt.
The people of the world.
Volk (n.)
Welt (f.)
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Eine Frage der Chance
Die Abfahrt eines Schiffes
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Der Geist der Lampe
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Die Schönheit der Natur
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Time expressions - Genitive
eines Tages one day, some day
Ich bleibe einen Tag. I will stay for one day.
einen Tag vs. in einem Tag vs. eines Tages
Ich komme in einem Tag. I will come in one day.
Ich komme eines Tages. I will come some day.
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eines Tages
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Genitive nouns
Masculine and Neuter nouns of only one syllable
add es in the genetive case.
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Genitive nouns
Masculine and Neuter nouns of more than one
syllable add only s.
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Genitive nouns
Feminine and plural nouns have no special
genetive endings.
Der Mann der Frau. the womans husband
feminine singular genetive case
Der Autor der Bücher.
the author of the books
plural
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Showing close relationship or possession
two ways
genetive case dative von
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Wessen?
wer
wen
wem
wessen
Whose?
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