Genitiv
derNoungenitive case
English translations
- 01
genitive
- 02
possessive case
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein grammatikalischer Fall, der Besitz oder Zugehörigkeit ausdrückt. Im Deutschen oft durch die Präposition 'von' ersetzt.
- English meaning
- Genitive case
- Synonym
- Wes-Fall, 2. Fall
- German example
- Der Name des Buches ist lang.
- English example
- The name of the book is long.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Genitiv
- Plural Form
- die Genitive
Related words
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- Wesfall
Genitive case
- His
His is a possessive pronoun of the third person singular masculine in the genitive case, meaning 'belonging to him'.
- Wessenfall
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- gnaden
An archaic genitive form of grace, found in some fixed phrases.
- Eiss
Eiss is an outdated expression for the genitive of Eis, meaning 'of the ice'.
- Apostroph
Apostrophe
- Apostrophe
Apostrophe
- Wes-Fall
Genitive case
- Apostrofierung
Apostrophization refers to the use of an apostrophe, usually to indicate omissions or to form possessive forms.
- Apostrophierung
apostrophization
- Zeugefall
Witness case
- Wessen-Fall
Genitive case
- deklinieren
To decline means to inflect a noun, pronoun, or adjective in its different grammatical cases (nominative, genitive, dative, accusative).
Example sentences with “Genitiv”
Der Genitiv ist der Fall des Besitzes. (The genitive is the case of possession.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the genitive case in German?
The genitive indicates possession (e.g., 'des Mannes'). It is a masculine noun (der Genitiv).