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[–] 4 points 1 year ago

But there are plenty of common expressions that use the genitive:

  • Trotz des Regens gingen wir spazieren.
  • Während des Essens hat er angerufen.
  • Wegen des Staus kam sie zu spät.
  • Außerhalb des formellen Schriftverkehrs ist der Genitiv selten.
  • Ich bin mir meiner Sache sicher.
  • usw.

Using the dative with "von" would just be incorrect here. I certainly use and hear the genitive regularly, at least within these expressions. But maybe I am just one of those uptight formalists 🤷 — I always thought the genitive was rather elegant.

I do admit that there are some everyday situations in which it sounds clunky though...

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