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Gibt es bald auch keinen Akkusativ mehr?

ByPicus48

Der Dativ ist dem Genitiv sein Tod. Das ist das erste von vier Büchern des Autors Bastian Sick, welche alle auf einer Sammlung aus den Zwiebelfisch Kolumnen basieren. Mittlerweile scheint auch der Akkusativ mehr und mehr dem Tode geweiht. Selbst angehende Abiturienten schreiben beispielsweise: “Gestern habe ich mein Freund zufällig im Kino getroffen.” Das gilt…

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akesipalisa
akesipalisa
1 year ago

Both are grammatically possible and correct, but someone must be very, very uneducated to ask: “Where do people get their pants?”

Anyone who has ever worn trousers also has knowledge of where he/she had these pants.

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martrud
martrud
1 year ago

I just know the answer:

possibly from Amazon …

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Katharina894
Katharina894
1 year ago
Reply to  martrud

It’s about the grammar.

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Elegadina
Elegadina
1 year ago

A human?

Please don’t get eyeballs

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Ka27272727
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Ka27272727
1 year ago
Reply to  Elegadina

I mean a man

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Elegadina
Elegadina
1 year ago
Reply to  Ka27272727

Then it comes to the context.

If you generally ask the question, then variant 1

If the question is addressed to someone and he should answer the question in his relation Variant 2

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WilliamDeWorde
WilliamDeWorde
1 year ago

yes…

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AstridDerPu
AstridDerPu
1 year ago

Hello,

  • Where do people get their pants?
  • Where does a man get his pants?

Both are grammatically correct questions.

As it is about generality, the first question is better. Even better:

Where are you getting pants?

AstridThePu

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