An Easy Introduction to the German Language (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1839 Excerpt: ...3 greunb? What is the name of your friend? The Genitive. The genitive expresses possession or dependence. Ex.: --Sie (c)d)ulbigteit beS.R6nigS. The duty of the king. SDer ffiater beS.RinbeS. The father of the child. (Sr ift ein greunb feineS SJater= He is a friend of his country. lanbeS. iDer SBefifcer beS 4?aufeS. The possessor of the house. The genitive is also required after the following adjectives: --beburfttg, in want of eingebenf, mindful ben6tl)igt/ in need of geroif/ certain berouft/ conscious funbig, acquainted mube/ tired of oerluftig/ losing ttjriltjaft, participating in rcurbig, worthy uberbrfifpg, tired with unrourbig, unworthy. The following verbs require the person in the accusative, and the thing or cause in the genitive: --ertnnern (fidj), to remember bem&djtigen (fidj), to lay hold of, to seize fdjonen, to spare footten, to deride. anflagen, to accuse bebtirfen, to be in need of befdjulbigen, to accuse enttjalten (fidj), to abstain entbefjren, to dispense with erbarmen (ftdj), to take pity In English the genitive case is expressed by the preposition of, but there are many phrases which require that preposition in English, where the Germans make use of the preposition oon with the dative: --The size of Paris. SDie @r6fe oon tyaxti. A man of talent. (Sin SRann oon Salent. She is the mother of six (c)te iff bte SDiutter oon fedjS The Dative. The dative gives, and answers to the question: to whom? to which? Examples: --(c)teb bem.Rinbe etnen Sufi. Give (to) the child a ki3s. (c)eben (c)ie mir baS S3udj. Give (to) me the book. 3dj oergebe eS 36nen. I forgive it (to) you. The dative is also used after the following verbs: --antroorten, to answer leib.en, to lend begegnen, to meet melbem to announce bieten or anbieten, to o