The genitive case singular usually ends in -s or -es.
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Bild
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Bilds / Bildes
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Werk
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Werks / Werkes
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Flugzeug
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Flugzeugs / Flugzeuges
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Genitive with -s/-es
Genitive with –s or –es
DA17
Genitive with -s
DA17A
The genitive is formed with the ending -s when
- the noun ends in unstressed e, el, er, en, chen, lein and ling.
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-e
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Getue
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Getues
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-el
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Vogel
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Vogels
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-er
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Fahrer
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Fahrers
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-en
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Süden
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Südens
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-chen
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Mädchen
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Mädchens
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-lein
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Fräulein
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Fräuleins
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-ling
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Flüchtling
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Flüchtlings
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- the noun is of foreign origin.
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Hotel
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Hotels
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Doktor
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Doktors
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Team
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Teams
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Genitive with -es
DA17B
The genitive is formed with the ending -es, when a noun ends in s, ß, x, z, zt .
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-s
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Kurs
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Kurses
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-ß
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Strauß
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Straußes
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-x
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Komplex
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Komplexes
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-z
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Tanz
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Tanzes
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-zt
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Arzt
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Arztes
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