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Translation of Genitiv from German into English

Noun

1.
Linguistik, Grammatik
  • In English, 'John's book' shows the possessive case..Im Englischen zeigt 'Johns Buch' den Genitiv
  • In 'the cat's whiskers', 'cat's' is possessive case.In 'die Schnurrhaare der Katze' ist 'der Katze' der Genitiv.
2.
Linguistik
TECH.
  • The genitive case in Latin shows possession.Der Genitiv im Lateinischen zeigt den Besitz an.
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Expressions with Genitiv: translations and examples in English

In the phrase "the girl's book", "girl's" is an attributive genitive.
In 'the king's crown', 'king's' is an attributive genitive case.
The Saxon genitive appears in phrases like 'the girl's book.'
The genitive form is used in Latin sentences.
In 'the king's crown', 'king's' is an attributive genitive case.

Other examples with Genitiv

In 'the cat's whiskers', 'cat's' is possessive case.
In 'die Schnurrhaare der Katze' ist 'der Katze' der Genitiv.

Translations of "Genitiv" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
genitiven.

Im Plural, im Dativ und Genitiv macht das schon der Artikel.

For plural, dative, and genitive that's the article.

genitive casen.

Der Lehrer erklärte, dass der Genitiv spezifische Wortendungen beinhaltet.

The teacher explained that the genitive case involves specific word endings.

possessive casen.

Der Genitiv kann sich auch auf Beziehungen beziehen, nicht nur auf Gegenstände.

The possessive case can also refer to relationships, not just items.

Adjective
possessiveadj.

Sie fügte ein Apostroph hinzu, um den Genitiv für ihren Namen zu bilden.

She added an apostrophe to create the possessive for her name.

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Genitiv: Examples and translations in context

Der Lehrer erklärte, dass der Genitiv spezifische Wortendungen beinhaltet.

The teacher explained that the genitive case involves specific word endings.

Manche Sprachen haben einen eigenen Genitiv, um Beziehungen zwischen Wörtern anzuzeigen.

Some languages have a distinct genitive case to indicate relationships between words.

Außerdem verlangen bestimmte Präpositionen, Verben und Adjektive den Genitiv.

The genitive is also used after certain prepositions, verbs, and adjectives.

Hittite benutzt auch s als ein Genitiv sowie eine Nominativmarke.

Hittite also uses s as a genitive as well as a nominative marker.

Viele Schüler haben Schwierigkeiten, den Genitiv in ihren Grammatikstunden zu meistern.

Many students struggle to master the genitive case in their grammar lessons.

Der Schwerpunkt liegt in diesem Kurs auf dem Genitiv.

The emphasis of this course is on the genitive case.

Manche Sprachen haben einen eigenen Genitiv, um Beziehungen zwischen Wörtern anzuzeigen.

Some languages have a distinct genitive case to indicate relationships between words.

Viele Schüler haben Schwierigkeiten, den Genitiv in ihren Grammatikstunden zu meistern.

Many students struggle to master the genitive case in their grammar lessons.

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