Word
Im Kurs ist die Mehrheitsmeinung, dass diese Übung schwer ist.
Meaning
In the course the majority opinion is that this exercise is difficult.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Im Kurs ist die Mehrheitsmeinung, dass diese Übung schwer ist.
sein
to be
in
in
dem
the; (masculine or neuter, dative)
dass
that
Questions & Answers about Im Kurs ist die Mehrheitsmeinung, dass diese Übung schwer ist.
Why is it Im Kurs and not in dem Kurs? Are they the same?
Im is simply a contracted form of in dem.
- in + dem Kurs → im Kurs
- This contraction is very common and completely neutral in standard German.
- It works the same way as:
- an dem → am
- bei dem → beim
- zu dem → zum
You can say in dem Kurs, and it’s grammatically correct, but it usually sounds a bit heavier or more emphatic. In most everyday contexts, Germans will prefer im Kurs.
What case is im Kurs, and why?
Im Kurs is dative.
- The preposition in can take either accusative or dative:
- Accusative = movement into something (direction)
- in den Kurs gehen – to go into the course / to join the course
- Dative = position in something (location)
- im Kurs sein – to be in the course
- Accusative = movement into something (direction)
In your sentence we are talking about a situation inside the course (a location, not movement), so in + dem Kurs → dative → im Kurs.
Why does the sentence start with Im Kurs and not with Die Mehrheitsmeinung?