Learn German Prepositions with Genitive

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Understanding German Prepositions with Genitive
In the German language, prepositions are little words that show the relationship between different parts of a sentence. Some prepositions require the noun that follows them to be in the genitive case. The genitive case often shows possession, like when you say 'the dog's bone' in English.
Important Points
  • anstatt (instead of)
  • trotz (despite)
  • während (during)
  • wegen (because of)
  • innerhalb (inside of)
  • außerhalb (outside of)
  • oberhalb (above)
  • unterhalb (below)
When you use these prepositions, the noun that comes after them usually gets an 's' at the end if it is a masculine or neuter noun. For feminine nouns, the article changes to 'der'.
Examples
  • Ich spiele anstatt des Bruders.
  • Wir gehen spazieren während des Regens.
  • Sie blieb zu Hause wegen der Krankheit.
Remember, these prepositions make the noun change its form. Just like magic words, they transform the noun into something different to show how things are related.
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