Erweitertem

Erweitertem is a form of the German adjective erweitert, the past participle of erweitern meaning expanded or extended. Specifically, erweitertem is the dative singular form used when the adjective modifies a masculine or neuter noun without a determiner in a sentence. This form appears in phrases with no definite article, such as mit erweitertem Angebot or in erweitertem Umfang.

In German, adjectives used attributively must be declined to reflect case, gender, and number. With a strong (no determiner) declension in the dative singular, the ending for masculine and neuter nouns is -em, producing forms like erweitertem Mann or erweitertem Angebot. If a determiner is present, different endings would apply (for example, dem erweiterten Angebot).

Common collocations include mit erweitertem Angebot (with expanded/extended offering) and in erweitertem Umfang (to a greater extent, in expanded scope). These phrases illustrate how erweiterte concepts are integrated into descriptions of products, services, or plans in neutral, informational writing.

Etymology: erweitern is formed from der Prefix er- with weit(er) meaning broad or wide, tracing back to the German verb for widening or increasing. Erweiterung (noun) and erweiternd (present participle) share the same root, linking descriptive usage to the idea of making something larger or more comprehensive.

See also: erweitern, Erweiterung, erweiterte Form, German grammar on adjective declension.

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