Abhängigem

Abhängigem is a declined form of the German adjective abhängig, which means dependent or reliant. The word can describe a person, thing, or situation and can also relate to addiction in phrases like abhängig von Drogen (dependent on drugs). As a form, abhängigem is not a separate word but a grammatical ending used with the adjective.

Grammatically, abhängigem is the dative singular form for masculine or neuter nouns when the adjective appears without a definite article or after certain determiners that do not trigger a different ending. In the feminine dative singular, the corresponding form is abhängig er; in the plural dative, the form is abhängig en. For reference, the base adjective соглас is declined as follows in the common strong or mixed patterns: nominative unabhängig (masc. abhängiger, fem. abhängige, neut. abhängiges), and the dative forms include abhängigem (masc./neut.), abhängig er (fem.), abhängig en (pl.).

Typical contexts for using dependent forms include phrases with dative prepositions such as mit or in, where the adjective describes a state or condition of the noun: mit abhängigem Zustand, in abhängigem Verhalten. These constructions show how the ending -em signals dative masculine or neuter singular, while other genders/cases use the corresponding endings.

Etymology traces abhängig to the prefix ab- plus hängen, reflecting a sense of “hanging off” or being contingent on something. In modern usage, abhängig mainly expresses dependence on something else, and kontrolliert meaning can range from neutral dependence to addiction, depending on context.

See also: abhängig (the base adjective), Abhängigkeit (dependence).