Why is it der Expansionskurs?
Expansionskurs is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Kurs. So it’s der Expansionskurs.
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Meaning
[1] Economy: Development focused on expansion
[1] Wirtschaft: auf Expansion ausgerichtete EntwicklungExamples
[1] "Thanks to the technical change, the company can continue its international expansion course" "
[1] „Dank der technischen Änderung kann das Unternehmen seinen internationalen Expansionskurs fortsetzen.“
[1] "The online retailer prefers to spend money on his expansion course than to think about the business figures"
[1] „Der Onlinehändler gibt lieber Geld für seinen Expansionskurs aus, als an die Geschäftszahlen zu denken.“
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Expansionskurs | die Expansionskurse |
| Genitiv | des Expansionskurses | der Expansionskurse |
| Dativ | dem Expansionskurs dem Expansionskurse | den Expansionskursen |
| Akkusativ | den Expansionskurs | die Expansionskurse |
Pronunciation
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