German Genitive Review

The genitive case shows ...

• possession

• subjects of a sentence

• direct objects

• indirect objects

Which articles are not Genitive?

• des

• der

• die

• den

Die Jacke meines Vaters ist grau.

_{What belongs to whom?}

• The jacket belongs to my father.

• The father belongs to the jacket.

• The color gray belongs to the jacket.

• The color gray belongs to the father.

In the Genitive der and das change to...

• des
• der
• dem
• den

Ich fahre das Auto meiner Mutter.

_{What belongs to whom?}

• The car belongs to my mom.

• The mom belongs to the car.

• I belong to the car.

• The car belongs to me.

What word should you put in the blank?

Die Farbe (color) ____ Autos ist blau.

• des

• der

• das

In the Genitive eine changes to...

• eines

• einer

• einem

• einen

What happens to a feminine noun in the Genitive?

• Add an -s or -es to the noun.

• Nothing! You leave it as is.

Which is correct?

• Johanns Computer ist kaputt.

• Johann's Computer ist kaputt.

• Der Computer des Johanns ist kaputt.

• Der Computer Johann ist kaputt.

_{Is this a correct translation of the following sentence?}

_{My aunt's house is old.}

_Meine Tantes Haus ist alt.

• Ja

• Nein