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| Genitive Prepositions | German prepositions that take the genitive case — statt, trotz, während, wegen, and many others — with English equivalents, examples, and notes on dative alternatives. | https://germanforenglishspeakers.com/prepositions/genitive-prepositions | 2026-06-30 |
Genitive Prepositions
As mentioned in Section II.4, the slow death of the genitive extends to prepositions. You may hear some of the following genitive prepositions used with the dative case instead. We've noted a few where the dative is especially common.
| Preposition | English equivalent(s) | Sample usage and notes |
|---|---|---|
| (an)statt | instead of | Statt der erwarteten Beförderung bekam er die Kündigung. (Instead of the expected promotion, he was let go.) |
| abzüglich | less, minus | abzüglich der Unkosten… (after expenses…) |
| angesichts | in view of, given | Angesichts der Tatsache, dass… (In view of the fact that…) |
| außerhalb | outside of | außerhalb der Stadt (outside the city) |
| bar | devoid of, barring any | Bar jeder Vernunft ("against all reason") |
| bezüglich (bzgl.) | concerning, regarding, with respect to | bezüglich unseres Telefonats (regarding our phone conversation) |
| binnen | within [a time period] | binnen einer Woche (within one week) |
| dank | thanks to | dank Ihrer Hilfe… (thanks to your help…) [also frequently used in the dative] |
| einschließlich | including | einschließlich aller Kosten (all expenses included) |
| infolge | due to, because of | infolge einer schweren Erkrankung (due to a serious illness) |
| inmitten | in the middle/midst of | inmitten der Menge (in the middle of the crowd) |
| innerhalb | inside of | innerhalb eines kleinen Kreises (within a small circle of people) |
| mangels | for lack of (esp. legal) | Das Verfahren war mangels Beweisen eingestellt. (The case was dismissed for lack of evidence.) |
| mittels | by means of (esp. technical) | mittels eines Schraubenziehers… (using a screwdriver…) |
| oberhalb | above, beyond | oberhalb des Gefrierpunktes (above the freezing point) |
| unbeschadet | notwithstanding | unbeschadet des zuvor Gesagten… (notwithstanding what was just said…) |
| ungeachtet | in spite of | Ungeachtet der Drohungen des Irans will Deutschland Sanktionen. (In spite of Iran's threats, Germany wants sanctions.) |
| unterhalb | below, underneath | unterhalb der Armutsgrenze (below the poverty line) |
| unweit | not far from | unweit des Hotels (not far from the hotel) |
| zugunsten | in favor of, in the interests of | zugunsten meines Mandanten (in the interest of my client) |
| trotz | despite | trotz des schlechten Wetters [GEN] / trotz dem schlechten Wetter [DAT] (despite the bad weather) — native speakers disagree; both are acceptable |
| während | during | Während des Semesters gelten folgende Sprechstunden… (During the semester the following office hours apply…) |
| wegen | because of | wegen Krankheit geschlossen (closed due to illness) [like dank and trotz, very commonly used in the dative] |