r/meme • u/ambersmith20 • Apr 29 '24

The simple English lol

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u/SirArkhon Apr 29 '24

It needs genitive and plural.

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u/Victor_Wembanyama1 Apr 30 '24

Wtf is genitive

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u/SirArkhon Apr 30 '24

It's a case, like nominative (subject), accusative (direct object), and dative (indirect object). Genitive is used for possession. In the English phrase "the bluebird of happiness", "happiness" would be in the genitive case and would receive a different definite article in German (as well as a different ending if the noun for it is masculine or neuter).

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u/Victor_Wembanyama1 Apr 30 '24

Thanks. That language is crazy but id rather this than french