German B2: The genitive · Words

The genitive shows belonging and follows the noun: das Auto meines Vaters, die Farbe der Wand. Masculine and neuter nouns add -s or -es: des Mannes, des Kindes. Some prepositions take the genitive, especially in writing: wegen (because of), trotz (despite), während (during), statt (instead of), innerhalb (within).