Breakdown of Laut dem Experten wird das Einkommen weiter steigen.
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
werden
will (future auxiliary)
der Experte
the expert
weiter
further, on (continuing)
Questions & Answers about Laut dem Experten wird das Einkommen weiter steigen.
Why is it dem Experten here? Doesn't laut usually take the genitive case?
The preposition laut (according to) can actually take either the dative or the genitive case. While the genitive (laut des Experten) is often considered more formal, the dative (laut dem Experten) is extremely common in both spoken and written German today. Both are perfectly correct!
Why does Experten end in -en if we are talking about just one expert?
Der Experte is a "weak masculine noun" (often called an n-noun). This means it takes an -n or -en ending in all cases except the nominative singular. Because it is in the dative case here, it changes from der Experte to dem Experten.
Why is the verb wird placed before das Einkommen?
In a regular German main clause, the conjugated verb must always take the second position. The entire phrase Laut dem Experten counts as the first position. To keep the verb in position two, wird has to come next, followed by the subject das Einkommen.
How does weiter mean "continue" in this sentence?