| German 204:
Intermediate German II Grammatik: Genitiv |
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Genitive
Case
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Forms
of the Genitive Case
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| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
| N | der Kurs | die Vorlesung | das Seminar | die Kurse/Vorlesungen/Seminare |
| G | des Kurses | der Vorlesung | des Seminars | der Kurse/Vorlesungen/Seminare |
| D | dem Kurs | der Vorlesung | dem Seminar | den Kursen/Vorlesungen/Seminaren |
| A | den Kurs | die Vorlesung | das Seminar | die Kurse/Vorlesungen/Seminare |
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Weak
Masculine Nouns
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| A group of masculine nouns follows a different pattern. These nouns add -(e)n in the genitive, dative, and accusative singular, as well as in the plural. |
| weak masuline | |
| N | der Student |
| G | des Studenten |
| D | dem Studenten |
| A | den Studenten |
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Use
of the Genitive Case
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Case
Signaling Grammatical Function
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A. Attribute |
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B. Object |
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Verbs
with Genitive Objects
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| anklagen | to accuse so of sth | sich erbarmen | to have pity on |
| anschuldigen | to accuse so ot sth | sich erinnern | to remember |
| beschuldigen | to accuse so of sth | gedenken | to remember |
| bedürfen | to need | harren | to await |
| sich bedienen | to make use of | sich rühmen | to boast about sth |
| sich bemächtigen | to take hold of | sich schämen | to be ashamed of |
| berauben | to rob so of sth | verdächtigen | to suspect so of sth |
| bezichtigen | to accuse so of sth | sich vergewissern | so make sure of tth |
| sich enthalten | to abstain from | versichern | to assure so of sth |
| sich entledigen | to rid oneself of so/sth | würdigen | to deign to |
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b. A number
of predicative adjectives requires an object in the genitive. |
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Predicate
Adjectives with Genitive Objects
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| ansichtig | froh | mächtig | überdrüssig |
| bedürftig | gewiß | müde | verdächtig |
| bewußt | kundig | schuldig | wert |
| fähig | ledig | sicher | würdig |
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C. Adverbial A few adverbials
are in the genitive. They are limited to few constructions. |
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D. Idiomatic
Use |
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Prepositions
with the Genitive Case
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The following
prepositions take the genitve as their primary case. In some instances,
some of these prepositions take the dative case. |
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Prepositions
with the Genivite Case
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| angesichts | for the sake of | zufolge* | according to |
| anhand | with, from | zwecks | for the purpose of |
| anläßlich | on the occasion of | abseits | away from |
| (an)statt | instead of | außerhalb | outside of |
| aufgrund | on the basis of | oberhalb | above |
| halber* | on account of | unterhalb | below |
| infolge | as a consequence of | innerhalb | inside of, within |
| um ... willen* | for the sake of | inmitten | in the middle of |
| während* | during |
diesseits |
on this side of |
| wegen* | because of | jenseits | on that side of |
| trotz | in spite of | unweit, unfern | not far from |