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Sentence #2016497

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 Rodrigoubersetzer Rodrigoubersetzer February 25, 2018, edited February 25, 2018 February 25, 2018 at 5:53:34 PM UTC, edited February 25, 2018 at 6:18:41 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Sie verschwenden unser beider Zeit.
why not - Sie verschwenden unsere beiden Zeit, instead?

The question I raise is due to some grammar rules that require for the word "beide" a declension as an adjective if it follows an article or a possessive pronoun.

brauchinet brauchinet February 25, 2018, edited February 25, 2018 February 25, 2018 at 7:45:04 PM UTC, edited February 25, 2018 at 8:19:39 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

It's the genitive case of "wir beide":

wir beide (nominative)
er sieht uns; er sieht beide; er sieht uns beide (accusative)
er hilft uns, er hilft beiden; er hilft uns beiden (dative)
genitive case is rare: A verb that needs genitive case is e.g. "gedenken":
er gedenkt unser; er gedenkt beider; er gedenkt unser beider

in this case it's a possessive genitive case
die Zeit von uns beiden -> unser beider Zeit.

BTW: I can't really figure out the English sentence.
It wouldn't work with any other thing, would it?
You can have both of our house, he drank both of our milk (?)
You can have both of our houses (which means we have two houses)

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Sie verschwenden unser beider Zeit.

added by charlotte13, November 17, 2012
➜ #2016498You're wasting both of our time.

linked by charlotte13, November 17, 2012
➜ #2016500Vous gaspillez notre temps à tous les deux.

linked by sacredceltic, February 16, 2016
➜ #6712581Você está desperdiçando o tempo de nós dois.

linked by Rodrigoubersetzer, February 25, 2018