Noun
die Expedition
Pronunciation: /ʔɛkspediˈtsi̯oːn/
expedition
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plural Expeditionen
Meanings
Noun
- expedition
Example sentence
Wir sprechen darüber, wer die Expedition leiten sollte.
We're talking about who should lead the expedition.
Word forms
singular
die Expedition
plural
die Expeditionen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Expedition
Accusativedie Expedition
Dativeder Expedition
Genitiveder Expedition
Plural
Nominativedie Expeditionen
Accusativedie Expeditionen
Dativeden Expeditionen
Genitiveder Expeditionen
Usage
- eine Expedition unternehmen — go on an expedition; undertake a planned exploratory journey
- an einer Expedition teilnehmen — take part in an expedition; teilnehmen an takes dative
Die Expedition sammelte Gesteinsproben in den Bergen.
The expedition collected rock samples in the mountains.