Genitive preposition 'zwecks' (for the purpose of)

zwecks is an administrative genitive preposition meaning for the purpose of / for the sake of. It is common in officialese, signage and bureaucratic writing.

It governs the genitive:

• zwecks besserer Übersicht - for the sake of a better overview
• zwecks Überprüfung - for the purpose of verification

Examples:

• Zwecks besserer Übersicht ordnen wir die Akten. - For the sake of clarity we sort the files.
• Zwecks Terminvereinbarung rufen Sie bitte an. - To arrange an appointment, please call.

Common mistakes: With a bare, article-less singular noun the case is often invisible and effectively behaves like a dative/uninflected form (zwecks Überprüfung, zwecks Anmeldung); the genitive shows only with an article or adjective (zwecks besserer Übersicht). The word is bureaucratic; in flowing prose um … zu or zur + nominalisation reads better. Do not use a zu-clause directly after zwecks.

'zwecks' (for the purpose of) takes the genitive.

Administrative 'for the purpose of'; takes the genitive.

'zwecks' (zum Zweck) steht mit dem Genitiv.