Sunday, 17 November 2013

Prepositions requiring the Genitive case




                                               Genitive Prepositions
Deutsch
English
anstatt
statt
instead of
außerhalb
outside of
innerhalb
inside of
dank
thanks to, due to
trotz
despite, in spite of
während
during, in the course of
wegen
because of
NOTE: The Genitive prepositions listed above are often (wrongly) used with the Dative in spoken German.
Examples:
trotz dem Wetter (better: trotz des Wetters) - in spite of the weather
wegen den Kosten  (better: wegen der Kosten) - because of the costs

Task
Translate the following phrases into German.
1. inside of the building (das Gebäude)
2. inspite of her youth (die Jugend)
3. because of his problems (die Probleme)
4. instead of a new car (ein neues Auto)
5. outside of the opening hours (die Öffnungszeit)
6. due to his attention (die Aufmerksamkeit/ Wachsamkeit)

Answer Key
1. innerhalb des Gebäudes
2. trotz ihrer Jugend
3. wegen seiner Probleme
4. anstatt eines neuen Autos
5. ausserhalb der Öffnungszeit
6. dank seiner Wachsamkeit/ Aufmerksamkeit

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