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1
Q

whose, the one whose, of which (use with feminine or plural possessors)

A

deren

2
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my father’s house

A

das Haus meines Vaters

3
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my son’s mother

A

die Mutter meines Sohns

4
Q

my cat’s ears

A

die Ohren meiner Katze

5
Q

a day of the week

A

ein Tag der Woche

6
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deren

A

whose, the one whose, of which (feminine or plural possessor)

7
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das Haus meines Vaters

A

my father’s house

8
Q

die Mutter meines Sohns

A

my son’s mother

9
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die Ohren meiner Katze

A

my cat’s ears

10
Q

ein Tag der Woche

A

a day of the week

11
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dessen

A

whose, the one of whom, which (use with masculine or neuter possessor)

12
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What is the genitive case?

A

The genitive case is used to show possession. Where English would say ‘My father’s house’, German would say ‘the house of my father’, or ‘das Haus meines Vaters.’

13
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Where is the genitive case most commonly encountered?

A

It is infrequently encountered in spoken colloquial German, with the exception of the four genitive prepositions.

14
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How should possession be communicated in spoken colloquial German?

A

By the use of ‘von’ followed by the dative object. (Because von is a dative preposition.)

15
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What are the four dative prepostions?

A

wahrend-during

trotz-despite

wegen-because of

statt (or anstatt)-instead of

16
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whose, the one of whom, which (use with masculine or neuter possessors)

A

dessen

17
Q

wahrend-during

trotz-despite

wegen-because of

statt (or anstatt)-instead of

A

What are the four dative prepostions?

18
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my brother’s cats

A

die Katzen meines Bruders

19
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my cats’ food

A

das essen meiner Katzen

20
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die Katzen meines Bruders

A

my brother’s cats

21
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das essen meiner Katzen

A

my cats’ food

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