165. The Genitive Case - Quiz Answers

165.  The Genitive Case  -  Quiz  Answers  

1    The Genitive Case is used less in  conversation .

2    It is used more in  literary  situations such as books and novels.

3    The Genitive Case indicates  ownership  or  possession .

4    In English this indicated by  's,  s'   or   of.

5    In using this case, there are usually 2  nouns  used in combination.

6    In translating the pupil's teacher, we turn it around to the teacher of the the pupil

 7   For masculine and neuter nouns, you add an  's'   to indicate the possession.

8    The definite article for masculine & neuter nouns in the Genitive is  des.

9    The definite article for feminine and plural nouns is  der.

Translate the following sentences into English ...

10   die Klasse des Schülers  =  the pupil's class

11    die Eltern der Kinder  =  the childrens' parents

12    der Preis des Buchs  =  the price of the book

13    der Name des Restaurants  =  the name of the restaurant

14   die Uniform der Schülerinnen  =  the pupils' (f) uniform

15   die Größe des Hauses  =  the size of the house

16   das Dach des Gebäudes  =  the roof of the building

Translate the following sentences into German ...

17    the baby's presents  =  die Geschenke des Babys

18    the door of the town hall  =  die Tür des Rathauses

19    the lady's dress  =  das Kleid der Dame

20    the men's hats  =  die Hüte der Männer

21    the ski area's slopes  =  die Pisten des Skigebiets

22    the freeways' roads  =  die Straßen der Autobahnen