dativgenitive

The dativgenitive is a German grammatical construction that combines the dative and genitive cases to express a relationship between two nouns. It is used to indicate possession, origin, or association between two entities. The dativgenitive is formed by placing the genitive noun (the possessor or origin) after the dative noun (the possessed or destination) and using the preposition "von" (from) or "aus" (from) to connect them.

For example, in the phrase "das Buch des Freundes" (the book of the friend), "des Freundes" is in the genitive case, indicating possession. The dativgenitive can also express origin, as in "die Stadt aus Deutschland" (the city from Germany), where "aus Deutschland" is in the dativgenitive construction.

The dativgenitive is a complex grammatical structure that can sometimes be replaced by other constructions, such as the prepositional phrase or the possessive pronoun. However, it is still commonly used in German and is an important aspect of the language's grammar.