Angenehme

Angenehme is the attributive inflected form of the German adjective angenehm, meaning pleasant or agreeable. It is used before a noun when the noun is singular and preceded by a definite determiner, across genders: masculine der angenehme Mann, feminine die angenehme Frau, neuter das angenehme Klima. In plural, the corresponding form is angenehmen (die angenehmen Düfte).

With indefinite articles or without determiners, different endings apply: ein angenehmer Mann, eine angenehme Überraschung, ein angenehmes Klima. The endings reflect German adjective declension rules and help indicate gender, number, and case.

Predicative use differs from attributive use: after linking verbs such as sein, bleiben, or wirken, the adjective typically remains uninflected, using angenehm instead of angenehme. For example, Der Raum ist angenehm.

Etymology and related forms: angenehm derives from Germanic roots and is cognate with Dutch aangenaam. It conveys a sense of comfort, acceptability, or ease and is widely used in everyday language to describe atmospheres, experiences, objects, or people that are pleasing.

Usage notes: Angenehme regularly occurs in descriptive phrases before nouns and is not a noun itself. It is common in formal and informal writing as well as in spoken German, and it often appears in contexts describing weather, environments, or social interactions.

See also: German grammar, Adjective declension, Angenehm.