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Genitive Case
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The genitive case indicates possession. i.e. it shows that someone owns something, or that something belongs to something.
| | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural |
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| the | des -(e)s** | der | des -(e)s** | der |
| a | eines -(e)s** | einer | ein -(e)s** | keiner |
** Note that masculine and neuter nouns add -s or -es (one syllable words).
Here are some examples:
Das ist die Frau meines Bruders (That is my brother's wife)
Das Haus seiner Freundin ist klein (His girlfriend's house is small)
The genitive is also used after the following prepositions:
| außerhalb | outside of | trotz | in spite of |
| innerhalb | inside (of) | während | during |
| statt | instead of | wegen | because of |
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