Preposition: genitive
One of 97 rules YabLab tracks in German writing.
Wegen dem Regen bleiben wir zu Hause.
Wegen des Regens bleiben wir zu Hause.
Preposition: genitive
Many words select the structure that may follow them: a particular preposition, case, infinitive, participle or clause. This relationship is part of the word’s grammar.
- Find the key word
- Locate the word that selects the pattern A verb, noun, adjective or preposition usually determines the complement.
- Learn the frame
- Store words with their construction Learn depend on, capable of doing and wait for as complete units.
- Check meaning
- Similar structures are not interchangeable Changing a preposition or case can change the relation or make the phrase ungrammatical.
What YabLab does with this mistake
- Catches it right as you write — comments, email, docs.
- Explains the why in your language, not just the fix.
- Helps you practice it until it is gone for good.