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The Genitive Case in Action

Remember that you communicate possession with the genitive case, to indicate “of the,” “of my,” etc. Instead of the genitive forms, von is commonly utilized in connection with cities and countries, following distinct prepositions, and in communicating indefinite time.

Exercise 44

TRACK 7

Listen to the following German sentences and translate them into English.

  • Die Mutter der Kinder ist in der Schweiz.

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  • Der Kollege meiner Schwester heiöt Michael.

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  • Madrid ist die Hauptstadt von Spanien.

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  • Der Flughafen von Frankfurt ist sehr bekannt.

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  • Trotz seiner Prüfung geht er ins Rockkonzert.

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  • Eines Tages rief er uns an.

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  • Eines Abends trat er in meine Wohnung.

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