die Expedition
expedition
A research or discovery journey that often leads to a remote or hard-to-access area.
EXAMPLE
Die Expedition in die Antarktis dauerte mehrere Monate.
The expedition to Antarctica lasted several months.
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Meanings
die Expedition
expedition
The group of people taking part in a research or discovery journey.
EXAMPLE
Die gesamte Expedition war gut auf die extremen Wetterbedingungen vorbereitet.
The entire expedition was well prepared for the extreme weather conditions.
Usage tips
Word ending '-ion'
Like many foreign words that end in '-ion', 'Expedition' (expedition) is feminine. This helps you remember the article 'die'. The ending often points to a process or event, which fits well with the meaning 'Reise' (journey).
EXAMPLE
Die Organisation einer Expedition erfordert viel Planung.
Organizing an expedition requires a lot of planning.
Context clue: journey or group?
Whether the journey or the group of people is meant is often revealed by the verb. Verbs like 'planen' (to plan) or 'unternehmen' (to undertake) refer to the journey as a whole. Verbs like 'erreichen' (to reach) or 'entdecken' (to discover) refer to the group carrying out the action.
EXAMPLE
Wir müssen die Expedition zum Nordpol sorgfältig planen.
We have to carefully plan the expedition to the North Pole.
Typical collocations
'Expedition' (expedition) is often combined with verbs like 'unternehmen' (to undertake), 'leiten' (to lead), or 'durchführen' (to carry out). You can also say 'auf Expedition gehen' (to go on an expedition).
EXAMPLE
Der Forscher unternahm mehrere Expeditionen in den Amazonas-Regenwald.
The researcher undertook several expeditions into the Amazon rainforest.
Compare with
Expedition vs Mission
mission
Both words can refer to an organized scientific undertaking. Mission emphasizes the assigned task and the goal to be achieved, while Expedition emphasizes the research or discovery journey to an often hard-to-reach area. Use Mission for the assignment and Expedition for the journey.
Expedition
Die Expedition führte das Forschungsteam tief in die arktische Eislandschaft.
The expedition took the research team deep into the Arctic ice-covered landscape.
Mission
Die Mission sollte auf dem Mars nach Spuren von Wasser suchen.
The mission was supposed to search for traces of water on Mars.
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