Genitive · Genitive Case Adjective Endings Frau Caplan-Carbin. masc. fem. neut. plur. R E S E N E...
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Genitive Case Genitive Case Adjective Endings Adjective Endings Frau Caplan Frau Caplan - - Carbin Carbin
Transcript of Genitive · Genitive Case Adjective Endings Frau Caplan-Carbin. masc. fem. neut. plur. R E S E N E...
Genitive CaseGenitive Case
Adjective EndingsAdjective EndingsFrau CaplanFrau Caplan--CarbinCarbin
masc.
fem.
neut.
plur.
RESE
RESE
NESE
NESE
MRMN
MRMN
SRSR
SRSR
nominative
nominative
accusative
accusative
dativedative
genitivegenitive
A noun that is in the genitive case shows a close relationship
to another noun.
DerDer HundHundderder Frau.Frau.
The woman’s The woman’s dog.dog.
DerDer KnochenKnochendes des HundesHundes..
The dog’s The dog’s bone.bone.
the Genitive Casethe Genitive Case shows possessionshows possession
Welt (f.)
Volk (n.)
Die Die VölkerVölker derder WeltWelt..The people of theof the world.
Der Abfahrt eines SchiffesDerDer AbfahrtAbfahrt eineseines SchiffesSchiffes
Eine Frage der ChanceEineEine FrageFrage derder ChanceChance
a ship’s departurea ship’s departure
a question of chancea question of chance
Der
Geist
der
Lampe
Der
Geist
der
Lampe
the
spirit
of the
lamp
Die Die SchönheitSchönheit derder NaturNatur
Time expressions - GenitiveTime expressions - Genitive
eines Tages = one day, some day
einen Tagvs.
in einem Tagvs.
eines Tages
einen Tagvs.
in einem Tagvs.
eines Tages
IchIch bleibebleibeeineneinen Tag.Tag.I will stay for one day.I will stay for one day.IchIch kommekomme
in in einemeinem Tag.Tag.I will come in one day.I will come in one day. IchIch kommekomme
eineseines TagesTages..I will come some day.I will come some day.
eines Tageseineseines TagesTages
Es Es istist eineseines TagesTages letztenletzten MonatMonat passiertpassiert..
Es Es wirdwird eineseines TagesTages nächstennächsten MonatMonat passierenpassieren..
It happened one day last month.It happened one day last month.
It will happen some day next month.It will happen some day next month.
Masculine and Neuter nouns of Masculine and Neuter nouns of only oneonly onesyllablesyllable add “~add “~eses” in the ” in the genetivegenetive case.case.
DerDer Ball des Ball des KindesKindes (The child’s ball)
Die Die TochterTochter des des MannesMannes (the man’s daughter)
DasDas EndeEnde des des TagesTages (the end of the day)
Genitive nounsGenitive nouns
Genitive nounsGenitive nounsMasculine and Neuter nouns of Masculine and Neuter nouns of more than onemore than one syllable add only “~s”.syllable add only “~s”.
DasDas BuchBuch des Professorsdes Professors
DasDas ZentrumZentrum des des UniversumsUniversums
Die Die InteresseInteresse des des PublikumsPublikums
Genitive nounsGenitive nouns
Feminine and plural nouns have Feminine and plural nouns have no special no special genetivegenetive endings.endings.
DerDer Mann Mann derder Frau.Frau. the woman’s husbandthe woman’s husband
DerDer AutorAutor derder BücherBücher..feminine singular genetive case
plural
the author of the booksthe author of the books
Showing close relationship or Showing close relationship or possessionpossession
two ways
genitive casegenitive case
dative + vondative + von
derder VaterVater des des MädchensMädchens
derder VaterVater von von demdem MädchenMädchen
des s
von dem
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Wessen?
RESE
RREESSEE
NESE
NNEESSEE
MRMN
MMRRMMNN
SRSR
SSRRSSRR
RRR NNN MMM SSSwerwer
wenwenwemwem
wessenwessenWhose?
Das EndeDas EndeVielenVielen DankDank
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