Can I say "mit dem Fahrer von dem Auto" ?

[yeliya201]

That is in English "with the driver of the car". From google translate, such kind of expressions are always like "mit dem Fahrer des Autos". I have not learned this. Can I just use the simple expression by direct translation as "mit dem Fahrer von dem Auto"? Vielen Dank!

[HirundoPrima]

German is not my native language, but I think "mit dem Fahrer von dem Auto" is grammatically correct, so you can use it. However, using the Genitive case for expressing possession ("des Autos") sounds more natural to me.

[chocostorm]

HirundoPrima is perfectly right with all he says

Another variation to say this is: "Mit dem Fahrer vom (=von dem) Auto"
-> a bit more colloquial

[AHA3006]

A clear example of "Der Dativ ist dem Genitiv sein Tod", that is: the use of the dative is wrong by purists' point of view, but has crept into colloquial usage. So much so, that a book with the above-mentioned title has been written (and become a bestseller).

[gmbka]

Das Buch ist alt aber ich kann immer noch ueber den Titel lachen.

[yeliya201]

Thanks very much!

[Andu444]

Es lebe dem Dativ! ;)

[yeliya201]

Thanks very much!

[yeliya201]

Thanks very much!

[yeliya201]

Thanks very much!

[ParPortas]

To use the Genitive would be absolutely correct here. There are a lot of German doing this wrong too. It must be: "[...]/ mit dem Fahrer des Autos./ [...]".

[7hAu0bvY]

it is correct but i think the better way to say it would be:

mit dem Fahrer des Autos

it just sounds better, more elegant, while your example sounds like something a person with lower education would say (in my opinion).

[yeliya201]

Thanks very much!