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What is the grammatical case where nouns and adjectives changed form to indicate gender, still visible in idioms like 'te zijner tijd'?
Answer: Genitive — The genitive case (tweede naamval) has largely disappeared from spoken Dutch but survives in fossilised expressions like 'de heer des huizes' (the lord of the house).
- A Dative
- B Accusative
- C Ablative
- D Genitive ✓
The genitive case (tweede naamval) has largely disappeared from spoken Dutch but survives in fossilised expressions like 'de heer des huizes' (the lord of the house).