By: Shawn Rogers

What is Genitive? Rules of Genitive Table of Genitive articles Examples of Masculine Examples of Feminine Examples of Neuter Examples of Plural Genitive Quiz Note: All English is in White, and all

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Genitive is a noun case that shows possession or a relationship between two nouns.

Example:Der Bruder des Mannes wohnt im Norden.The man’s brother lives in the north.

Because the man has a grammatical relationship with his brother, the Genitive case is used in the sentence to relate the two.

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Like the other noun cases (Nominativ, Akkusativ, Dativ), Genitive requires a change in both indefinite and definite articles.

In addition, Genitive also requires that changes be made to the nouns.

When the noun is masculine or neuter, the noun may have either –es or –s added to the end.

When the noun has only one syllable, then –es is added to the end. When the noun has multiple syllables, then add –s to the end.

English Masculine

Feminine

Neuter Plural

The des der des der

A eines einer eines n/a

My meines meiner meines meiner

Your deines deiner deines deiner

His, or Its seines seiner seines seiner

Her ihres ihrer ihres ihrer

Their seines seiner seines seiner

Our unseres unserer unseres unserer

Your (plural)

eueres euerer eueres euerer

Their ihres ihrer ihres ihrer

His or Her (adult)

Ihres Ihrer Ihres Ihrer

Der Hund des Mannes ist tot. The man’s dog is dead. Notice that because the man has

grammatical possession of the dog, the article in front of the man is changed from der to des.

Also notice that –es is added to the end of Mannes because Mann has only one syllable.

Der Vater der Dame schläft auf dem Bett. The woman’s father sleeps on the bed. Notice that because the woman has

grammatical possession of the father, the article in front of the woman changes from die to der.

Der Ball des Mädchens ist gross. The girl’s ball is large. Notice that because the girl shows

grammatical possession of the ball, the article in front of the girl changes from das to des.

Also notice that –s is added to the end of Mädchens because Mädchen has mor than one syllable.

Die Männer der Zechen sind müde. The men of the coal mines are tired. Notice that because the coal mines show

grammatical possession of the men, the article in front of coal mine changes from die to der.

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