17 Easy genitive sentences

the street of the city

• via urbis

• urbs viae

the books of the boys

• libri puerorum

• pueri librorum

the swords of the gladiators

• gladios gladiatorum

• gladiatores gladiorum

amica matris meae est mercator.

• The friend of my mother is a merchant.

• The mother of the merchant is my friend.

• The mother of my friend is a merchant.

villa familiae magnum triclinium habet.

• The house of the family has a big dining room.

• The dining room of the family has a big house.

• The family has a big dining room in the house.

• The dining room of the house has a big family.

aram templi appropinquavimus.

• we approached the altar of the temple.

• we approached the temple of the altar.

• we approached the altar in the temple.

cenam coqui laudavi

• I praised the dinner of the cook

• I praised the cook of the dinner

ubi est ianua tabernae?

• where is the door of the shop?

• where is the shop of doors?

viros insularum salutavisti

• you greeted the men of the islands

• you greeted the islands of men

princeps urbis magnam aulam habuit

• the chief of the city had a big palace

• the city of the chief had a big palace

• the chief had the big palace of the city