LESSON 40: Genitive Case Flashcards
whose, the one whose, of which (use with feminine or plural possessors)
deren
my father’s house
das Haus meines Vaters
my son’s mother
die Mutter meines Sohns
my cat’s ears
die Ohren meiner Katze
a day of the week
ein Tag der Woche
deren
whose, the one whose, of which (feminine or plural possessor)
das Haus meines Vaters
my father’s house
die Mutter meines Sohns
my son’s mother
die Ohren meiner Katze
my cat’s ears
ein Tag der Woche
a day of the week
dessen
whose, the one of whom, which (use with masculine or neuter possessor)
What is the genitive case?
The genitive case is used to show possession. Where English would say ‘My father’s house’, German would say ‘the house of my father’, or ‘das Haus meines Vaters.’
Where is the genitive case most commonly encountered?
It is infrequently encountered in spoken colloquial German, with the exception of the four genitive prepositions.
How should possession be communicated in spoken colloquial German?
By the use of ‘von’ followed by the dative object. (Because von is a dative preposition.)
What are the four dative prepostions?
wahrend-during
trotz-despite
wegen-because of
statt (or anstatt)-instead of
