While not totally gone, German's genitive case (which is used to show ownership) is becoming less and less common. They have both the genetive case as well as their equivalent of " 's " - which is just "s," if you're wondering. Example:
Der Herr der Ringe.
The Lord of the Rings. It would normally be "die Ringe," but it becomes "der" in the genetive case.
Another transition in German is that the "formal you" is being used less and less frequently. I understand this is the case for a few other European languages as well.