German Genitive CaseThe genitive case is used to show possession, more often in writing than in speech. When speaking, most people use von (of) plus the dative case to show possession. For proper nouns, German only adds an -s to the noun, whereas English would add an apostrophe and an...
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aThe English language once had an extensive declension system similar to Latin, modern German or Icelandic. Old English distinguished between the nominative, accusative, dative, and genitive cases, and for strongly declined adjectives and some pronouns also a separate instrumental case (which otherwise ...
– the German lack of a distinction between “debt” and “guilt” also comes into play. (“Debt” is usually in the plural, but that’s it.) It fosters the mindset that it’s not merely impractical but actively immoral to be in debt, let alone to spend any more money when you’re...