GrammarB1· Stadtführung durch München
Der Genitiv
The genitive case
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1What & when
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In one lineWhose: des and -s for and neuter, der for feminine and .
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Das Schloss gehört dem König.
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The : des, and -s on the noun. It comes after the thing that belongs to it.
„Das ist das Schloss des Königs.“ — That's the king's palace.
Kartoffel
First, what is it?
The is the fourth case. It shows whose something is, or what it belongs to: English 's or 'of'. das Schloss des Königs is the king's palace. die Türme der Frauenkirche are the towers of the Frauenkirche. It also follows a few : wegen, trotz and während.
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And when do you need it? More often than you'd think:
Stadtführung durch MünchenYou meet it in guidebooks, on signs, in the news, in letters and in exams: das Wahrzeichen der Stadt, wegen des Streiks, während der Führung. In everyday speech, many people say von and the instead: das Auto von meinem Vater. But you need to understand the everywhere, and to write it at B1.
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