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The genitive case typically indicates ownership, a relationship, or the characteristics of another noun.
Examples: "My fathers car is located in the parking lot." - Der Wagen meines Vaters steht auf dem Parkplatz. "The location of the Hotel is convenient" -Die Lage des Hotels ist gnstig. "The Hotel is located in the center of town." -Das Hotel liegt im Zentrum der Stadt MASC (e)s) ----(n/en) SINGULAR FEM er NEUTER (e)s)PLURAL All GENDERS er
*most MASC and NEUTER nouns add -s in the [singular/genative] die Lage dieses Hotels {the location of this Hotel}
*MASC and NEUTER nouns of one syllable often add -es die Unterschrift des Gastes {the guests signature}
**MASC nouns that add -n or -en in the DAT and the AKK also add -n or -en in the genitive case. das Gepck des Studenten *A noun in the GEN always follows the noun it MODIFIES. TO ask for the Owner of something, use the interrogative pronoun WESSEN Wessen = {Whose} Proper NAMES in the GEN ---> add -s without a apostrophe Proper Name in the GEN usualy precedes the noun it modifies.
Attributive Adjective ENDINGS After "Der" : whenever an ADJ follows a Definite Article or other DER word.
dieser, jeder, jener, mancher, solcher, welcher MASC FEM NEUTER NOM e e e AKK en e e DAT en en en GEN en en en PLURAL en en en en
VERB'S Taking the DATIVE Case gehoren, gefallen, stehen, passen, helfen, gratulieren, danken