übrigen

Übrigen is a German word that functions as an adjective meaning “the rest” or “the remaining” and as a pronoun meaning “the others” or “the rest.” When used attributively before a noun, it is written in lowercase as übrigen: die übrigen Gäste, die übrigen Fragen. It can also occur as a noun in capitalized form: das Übrige (the rest) and die Übrigen (the others).

Grammatical usage and forms. After definite determiners such as die, der, das, and after possessive determiners like meine, deine, übrigen takes the standard weak inflection of adjectives. In plural phrases, die übrigen refers to the remaining people or things (die übrigen Personen). The prepositional phrase von den übrigen means “from the rest” or “of the others.”

Common phrases and distinctions. The most widely encountered expression im Übrigen uses Übrige as a noun and means “besides,” “by the way,” or “in addition to.” For example, Im Übrigen wollte ich nichts mehr hinzufügen. The noun form das Übrige can appear in sentences such as Das Übrige ist erledigt, meaning “The rest is settled.” The plural die Übrigen can refer to the remaining people or items as a collective.

Origin and related terms. Übrig comes from the Germanic root meaning “remaining.” Related forms include übrige, übriger and more general synonyms such as verbleibende or restliche, which convey similar meanings in different contexts. The word is common in formal and everyday German, with usage that centers on what remains in a group or what is left over after something has been considered.