Answer by Daniel Hoffmann for Is it genitive case in this sentence? Then why...
"Das" is not only an article here. It refers to something not mentioned here. It can be substituted by "dies" or "welches". Isn´t it possible to substitute "that" in the English translation? The...
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Das ist eine Art ehrenamtliches Engagement. - That's normal nominative. You can even remove eine Art and get the same sentence structure: Das ist ehrenamtliches Engagement. That you can translate it...
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There are two kinds of phrasing for the intended meaning:Das ist eine Art (des) ehrenamtlichen Engagements.This one would be used in writing and shows the genitive you expect.The other, more informal:...
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Das ist eine Art ehrenamtliches Engagement.This is translated to English as:That is a kind of volunteer work.That is why I think that eine Art ehrenamtliches Engagement is genitive. But why doesn't it...
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