In this week's video of 3 Minuten Deutsch I explained what the genitive prepositions were and how to use them in sentences. If you want to see that video, you can find it below. If you want more examples of how to use the genitive prepositions. I have written some more under the video.
anstatt - instead of
Anstatt eines Hauses kaufe ich mir lieber eine Insel. - Instead of a house, I prefer to buy myself an island.
Mein Vater kommt anstatt meiner Mutter zur Party. - My father is coming to the party instead of my mother.
trotz - in spite of
Trotz der Gefahr geht Aladdin in die Schatzhöhle. - In spite of the danger, Aladdin is going into the cave of wonders.
Trotz des Sicherheitssystems hat der Räuber den Schatz gestohlen. - In spite of the security system, the robber stole the treasure.
während - during
Die Schüler sollen nicht während des Schultags schlafen. - The students shouldn't sleep during the school day.
Während der Reise werden wir müde sein. - During the trip we will be tired.
wegen - because of
Rotkäppchen geht wegen des Wolfes nicht in den Wald. - Red Riding Hood isn't going into the forest, because of the wolf.
Wegen meiner Schwester darf ich nicht mehr ins Kino. - Because of my sister, I am not allowed to go to the theater.
außerhalb - outside of
Mein Hund schläft außerhalb meines Hauses. - My dog sleeps outside of my house.
Jay und Bob stehen außerhalb des Nachbarschaftsladens. - Jay and Bob are standing outside of the convenience store.
innerhalb - inside of
Man kann nicht mehr innerhalb eines Gebäudes rauchen. - One isn't allowed to smoke inside of a building any more.
Es gibt einen Geist innerhalb meines Autos. - There is a ghost inside of my car.
jenseits - on the other side of, beyond
Jenseits einer Stadt gibt es immer eine andere Stadt. - On the other side of a city there is always another city.
Jenseits der See befindet sich ein Land voller Hoffnung. - Beyond the ocean there is a country full of hope.
diesseits - on this side of
Diesseits des Hauses kann man mich nicht sehen. - On this side of the hour, they can't see me.
Diesseits des Landes gibt es keine Starbucks. - On this side of the country there are no Starbucks.
What's next?
Next week I will be talking about the two-way prepositions. I'll give you some examples of how to use them and how to figure out which case to use with them. Until then, if you have any questions, comment below and I will try to help you out.
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