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Genitive Prepositions
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Deutsch
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English
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anstatt
statt |
instead of
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außerhalb
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outside of
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innerhalb
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inside of
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dank
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thanks to, due to
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trotz
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despite, in spite of
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während
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during, in the
course of
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wegen
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because of
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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 |
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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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