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I don't know what the etymological reason for it is, but it's the same in Polish, Russian, Czech, and probably the other Slavic languages, as well. It can be compared to the use of "of" in older or...

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Specific cases for time indications, and their origin

German uses the accusative for definite time expressions, both for durations ("Ich mache es den ganzen Tag") and points in time ("Ich mache es nächsten Samstag"), and the genitive for indefinite time...

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