Day 14 - Genitive case Flashcards

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The genitive case shows ownership. However, it is rarely used in spoken German. To show ownership in English, an apostrophe and S is used. In German, you can also simply add -s to show ownership, no apostrophe is necessary.

For all other nouns, the genitive case is used. Think of it as adding of to the article.

des
der
des
der (plural)

ein (masc.)->eines
eine (fem.)->einer
eines
keiner

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When using the genitive case with masculine and neutral nouns, -es / -s must also be added to the end of the owner. Most one syllable nouns take -es instead of -s. Study the following examples:

My father’s house is big
Das Haus meines Vaters ist groß. (Lit. The house of my father is big.)

Her brother’s bed is small.
Das Bett ihres Bruders ist klein. (Lit. The bed of her brother is small.)

Again, in spoken German, the genitive case is not very popular. It’s going out of style. More often, people will simply use the dative case instead with the preposition von (of). Study the following sentences with the dative case:

My father’s house is big.
Das Haus von meinem Vater ist groß.

Her brother’s bed is small.
Das Bett von ihrem Bruder ist klein.

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der Garten, die Gärten…garden

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die Blume, die Blumen…flower

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der Baum, die Bäume…tree

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der Rasen…lawn

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pflanzen…to plant

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der Berg, die Berge…mountain or hill

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der Strand, die Strände…beach

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wandern…to hike

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scchwimmen….to swim

schwam
geschwommen

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das Meer, die Meere…ocean

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My mother’s garden is beautiful.

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Der Garten MEINES MutterS ist schön. NO! Der Garten MEINER Mutter ist schön.

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The city’s flower is a rose.

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Die Blume DES Stadt ist einE Rose. NO! Die Blume DER Stadt ist eine Rose.

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The trees of the forest are huge.

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Die Bäume DES WaldES sind groß/riesig.

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My friend’s lawn is green.

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Der Rasen MEINES FreundES ist grün.

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I like to plant flowers in my garden.

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Ich pflanze gern Blumen in MEINEN (accusative) Garten.

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The mountains of Switzerland are great.

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Die Schweizer Berge sind hoch.
Die Berge der Schweiz sind toll.

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Hawaii’s beaches are white.

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Die Sträde der Hawaii sind weiss. NO! Hawaii doesn’t have a gender.
HawaiiS Strände sind weiss.

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Do you want to go hiking?

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Willst du wandern gehen?

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They are swimming in the sea.

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Sie schwimmen in dem Meer.
Sie schwimmen im Meer.

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The oceans of the world are vast.

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Die Meere DER Welt sind weit/groß.