▁n oun s , ▁e . g . ▁der ▁Tod ▁and ▁das ▁Bad , ▁but ▁this ▁is ▁rarely ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁specific ▁ending ▁in ▁contemporary ▁usage , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁foss il ized ▁phr ases , ▁such ▁as ▁zum ▁T ode ▁ver ur te ilt ▁(" sent enced ▁to ▁death "), ▁or ▁titles ▁of ▁cre ative ▁works , ▁e . g . ▁Ven us ▁im ▁B ade ▁(" V en us ▁in ▁the ▁Bath " ): ▁In ▁these ▁cases , ▁the ▁om ission ▁of ▁the ▁ending ▁would ▁be ▁unusual . ▁It ▁also ▁retain s ▁a ▁certain ▁level ▁of ▁product ivity ▁in ▁poetry ▁and ▁music ▁where ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁help ▁with ▁meter ▁and ▁rh yme , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁extremely ▁elev ated ▁pro se ▁( such ▁as ▁might ▁be ▁found ▁on ▁mem orial ▁pla ques ). ▁ ▁Pr on oun s ▁ ▁Personal ▁pron oun s ▁ ▁Gen itive ▁case ▁for ▁personal ▁pron oun s ▁is ▁currently ▁considered ▁arch a ic ▁and ▁is ▁used ▁only ▁in ▁certain ▁arch a ic ▁expressions ▁like ▁" ich ▁bed arf ▁seiner " ▁( I ▁need ▁him ). ▁This ▁is ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁possess ive ▁ad ject ives . ▁ ▁Note ▁that ▁unlike ▁in ▁English , ▁" er " ▁and ▁" s ie " ▁can ▁refer ▁to ▁any ▁mascul ine ▁or ▁femin ine ▁n oun , ▁not ▁just ▁persons , ▁while ▁" es " ▁can ▁refer ▁to ▁a ▁person ▁described ▁by ▁a ▁neut er ▁ ▁n oun : ▁" das ▁Kind , ▁es