Nouns and cases
das Genitivattribut
In English: genitive attribute (of, 's)
A noun in the genitive that describes another noun and normally stands after it. Only names come first, with an -s and no apostrophe: Annas Auto.
Example: Die Farbe des Hauses gefällt mir. (I like the color of the house.)
Related lessons
- The genitive and its prepositions: wegen, trotz, während (B1)
- Nominal style: nominalization and verbalization (C1)