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The Genitive Case

The genitive case expresses possession or relationships between nouns. Examples:

Example sentences:

The genitive case with names

When we use a name in the genitive case, it precedes the other noun and has an s attached to it (without apostrophe). Example sentences:

Prepositions with the genitive

The four most frequently-used genitive prepositions are wegen (because of), während (during), trotz (in spite of), and statt (instead of). Example sentences:

In spoken German, wegen is often used with the dative instead of the genitive:

See also:

Case
Nominative
Accusative
Dative