Genitive Prepositions (STWWAI) 🧩

Genitive Prepositions 🧩

Genitive = Possession, reason, cause, or relation.

📚 Genitive Prepositions

These prepositions always take the Genitive case.

#	🆔	Emoji	Preposition	Meaning
1	W	⚠️	wegen	because of
2	A	🔄	anstatt / statt	instead of
3	I	🏠	innerhalb	inside, within
4	T	🌧️	trotz	despite, in spite of

Common Genitive Prepositions (B1–B2)

Mnemonic: S T W W A I

#	🆔	Emoji	Preposition	Meaning
1	S	🔄	statt	instead of
2	T	🌧️	trotz	despite
3	Wg	⚠️	wegen	because of
4	Wr	⏳	während	during
5	A	🌐	außerhalb	outside of
6	I	🏠	innerhalb	inside of, within

Advanced Genitive Prepositions (B2–C2)

Emoji	Preposition	Meaning
🌐	außerhalb	outside of
🏠	innerhalb	inside of, within
⬆️	oberhalb	above
⬇️	unterhalb	below
⬅️	diesseits	on this side of
➡️	jenseits	on the other side of
👑	kraft	by virtue of
🛡️	aufgrund	due to
📄	hinsichtlich	regarding
📌	bezüglich	concerning
🔝	anstelle	in place of
🧭	entlang (literary)	along

• Das Geschäft ist außerhalb der Stadt. → The shop is outside the city.
• Bitte antworten Sie innerhalb einer Woche. → Please reply within a week.

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