Grammar quiz · 10 questions

Genitive Case

Practice the genitive case with articles, noun endings, prepositions, and possession.

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Genitiv

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  1. Question 1: Fill in: Das ist das Auto ___ Lehrers.

    Why: 'Lehrer' is masculine. The genitive article for masculine nouns is 'des'. The noun also takes '-s': 'des Lehrers'.

  2. Question 2: Choose: ___ des schlechten Wetters gingen wir spazieren.

    Why: 'Trotz' (despite) fits the meaning: despite the bad weather, we went for a walk. All options take genitive, but only 'trotz' makes logical sense.

  3. Question 3: Fill in: Die Meinung ___ Chefin ist mir wichtig.

    Why: 'Chefin' is feminine. The genitive article for feminine nouns is 'der'. Feminine nouns do not add '-s' in genitive.

  4. Question 4: Choose: Wir müssen das ___ erledigen.

    Why: 'Innerhalb' (within) + genitive expresses a time frame: 'innerhalb einer Woche' (within a week).

  5. Question 5: Fill in: Das Ende ___ Filmes war überraschend.

    Why: 'Film' is masculine. In genitive: 'des Filmes' or 'des Films'. Masculine and neuter nouns take 'des' and add '-s' or '-es'.

  6. Question 6: Which sentence uses the genitive correctly?

    Why: 'Nachbar' is an n-declension noun. In genitive: 'meines Nachbarn' — the article takes '-es' and the noun takes '-n'.

  7. Question 7: Fill in: ___ der Arbeitszeit darf man nicht privat telefonieren.

    Why: 'Während' (during) + genitive: 'Während der Arbeitszeit' (during working hours). It makes sense contextually — no private calls during work.

  8. Question 8: Choose: ___ Regens fiel das Konzert aus.

    Why: 'Wegen' (because of) + genitive: 'Wegen des Regens' (because of the rain). The concert was cancelled because of the rain.

  9. Question 9: Fill in: Das Spielzeug ___ Kindes liegt auf dem Boden.

    Why: 'Kind' is neuter. The genitive article for neuter nouns is 'des', same as masculine. The noun takes '-es': 'des Kindes'.

  10. Question 10: Which sentence is correct?

    Why: Proper names in German form the genitive by adding '-s' without an apostrophe: 'Annas Bruder'. An apostrophe is only used when the name ends in s/x/z.