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The German Genitive Isn’t Dead: What It Still Does Better Than Anything Else
The German Genitive Isn’t Dead: What It Still Does Better Than Anything Else | LEVITIN SCHOOL
Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

The German Genitive Isn’t Dead: What It Still Does Better Than Anything Else

Choose your language: Levitin Language School – Languages Thesis: The Genitive Is Alive — Just Selective Saying “the genitive is dead” confuses frequency with function. In informal speech you’ll hear more von + dative, yes. But German still relies on the genitive for meanings and registers that von cannot replace without losing precision, flow, or […]

Tymur Levitin | LEVITIN SCHOOL Tymur Levitin
• 24.09.2025 • 4 min read
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German genitive