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Genitive Prepositions - German for English SpeakersGerman for English Speakers
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.
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
(famous cabaret in Berlin)
"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 a/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... [assembly instructions]
using a screwdriver...
oberhalb
above, beyond
oberhalb des Gefrierpunktes
above the freezing point
unbeschadet
notwithstanding
unbeschadet des zuvor Gesagten...
despite/notwithstanding what was just said...
unbeschadet dessen, dass...
notwithstanding the fact that...
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
[note weak noun]
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 about whether the correct usage of "trotz" is genitive or dative. This is partly a North/South thing and partly a function of how it sounds with different nouns. We had to put it somewhere, but you can absolutely use it either way.]
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" this is very commonly used in the dative.]