German Phrase
Das ist für den Eilversand.
Meaning
This sentence states that something – usually a parcel, document or order – is intended for express (fast) shipping. It is a concise way to label or announce the shipping method in a business or logistics context.
When to use
Use it when you need to tell a colleague, a courier, or a customer that a package should be sent via the fastest possible service, for example on a shipping label, in an email to a warehouse, or during a phone call with a delivery service.
✦Grammar Breakdown
DasistfürdenEilversand.
Das (demonstrative pronoun)
‘Das’ is a neuter demonstrative pronoun used here as the subject of the sentence.
sein (to be)
‘ist’ is the 3rd‑person singular present of ‘sein’, linking the subject to its complement.
für + Accusative
The preposition ‘für’ always governs the accusative case.
den (definite article, masculine accusative)
Because ‘Eilversand’ is masculine, the accusative article is ‘den’.
Eilversand (compound noun)
A masculine compound noun meaning ‘express shipping’; the stress falls on the first part: ‘Eil‑’.
🗨In Conversation
Wie soll das Paket verschickt werden?
How should the package be shipped?
Das ist für den Eilversand.
It’s for express shipping.
✕Common Mistakes
Das ist für das Eilversand.
‘Eilversand’ is masculine, so the accusative article must be ‘den’, not ‘das’.
Das ist für Eilversand.
Learners sometimes drop the article entirely, but the preposition ‘für’ requires a noun phrase with an article.
↔Alternatives
Das ist für den Expressversand.
This is for express shipping.
Das ist für den Schnellversand.
This is for fast shipping.
Das soll per Eilversand verschickt werden.
It should be shipped via express delivery.
Cultural Tip
In German‑speaking business environments ‘Eilversand’ is a standard term on invoices and shipping labels. ‘Expressversand’ sounds a bit more modern and is often used by online retailers. Remember that ‘Eil‑’ is a prefix meaning ‘urgent’, so the noun stays masculine – never say ‘das Eilversand’.