Ein starker Euro hilft der Wirtschaft unseres Landes.

A strong euro helps the economy of our country.

Breakdown of Ein starker Euro hilft der Wirtschaft unseres Landes.

• unser: our
• helfen: to help
• stark: strong
• der Euro: the euro

Questions & Answers about Ein starker Euro hilft der Wirtschaft unseres Landes.

Why does the adjective stark take the ending -er in ein starker Euro?

Because after an indefinite article like ein—which in the masculine nominative singular does not fully mark gender—the adjective must carry a strong ending. For masculine nominative singular that ending is -er, giving starker.

Why is ein used instead of der or das, and what nuance does that convey?

Using ein (the indefinite article) makes the statement general (“a strong euro” in principle), rather than pointing to one specific euro. If you said der starke Euro, you would refer to “the strong euro,” a particular, already-known concept.

Why is der Wirtschaft in the dative case instead of accusative?

Because the verb helfen in German governs the dative case for the entity receiving help. Since Wirtschaft is feminine, its dative singular form is der Wirtschaft (nominative: die Wirtschaft → dative: der Wirtschaft).

Why does helfen change to hilft here?