The Genitive Case (Der Genitiv)
The Dative Is the Death of the Genitive. a Guide Through the Labyrinth of the German Language [Book by Bastian Sick] This Construction with "Von" Is Always...
| The Dative is the Death of the Genitive. A Guide through the Labyrinth of the German Language [book by Bastian Sick] | |
This construction with "von" is always used if there is no article to mark the genitive:
| Er ist ein Freund von mir. | He's a friend of mine. |
| Das Abstellen von Farhrädern ist verboten. | The parking of bicycles is forbidden. |
Uneducated Germans sometimes use the dative and a possessive adjective to create a genitive effect: "Bist du dem Mann seine Frau?" Are you the man's wife?
The genitive is used to indicate an indefinite day or part of the day:
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| Eines Tages sollten wir das machen. | Some day we ought do that. |
| Eines Morgens hat er vergessen, sich die Schuhe anzuziehen. | One morning he forgot to put his shoes on. |
| Eines Sonntags gehen wir in die Kirche. | Some Sunday we'll go to church. |
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