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Study Resource: German genitive case reference sheet

By: Ulrike Carlson

Genitive articles in German

MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Definite Article
des Mannes
Translation: of the man
der Frau
Translation: of the woman
des Kindes
Translation: of the child
der Kinder
Translation: of the children
Indefinite Article
eines Mannes
Translation: of a man
einer Frau
Translation: of a woman
eines Kindes
Translation: of a child
Negative Indefinite Article
keines Mannes
Translation: of no man
keiner Frau
Translation: of no woman
keines Kindes
Translation: of no child
keiner Kinder
Translation: of no children

Genitive possessive adjectives in German

MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
meines Mannes
Translation: of my husband
meiner Frau
Translation: of my wife
meines Kindes
Translation: of my child
meiner Kinder
Translation: of my children

Genitive demonstratives in German

MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
dieses Mannes
Translation: of this man
dieser Frau
Translation: of this woman
dieses Kindes
Translation: of this child
dieser Kinder
Translation: of these children
jenes Mannes
Translation: of that man
jener Frau
Translation: of that woman
jenes Kindes
Translation: of that child
jener Kinder
Translation: of those children
manches Mannes
Translation: of some man
mancher Frau
Translation: of some woman
manches Kindes
Translation: of some child
mancher Kinder
Translation: of some children