Also means
possessive case
Usage Note
Genitiv is the German grammatical case expressing possession or association, equivalent to 'of' or the English possessive 's. It is often avoided in colloquial speech in favour of the dative: wegen dem Regen instead of wegen des Regens.
Examples
"Der Genitiv wird im Deutschen immer seltener verwendet."
Natural Translation
The genitive is used less and less in German.
Literal Translation
The genitive is in German always more-rarely used.
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