Benachbartem

Benachbartem is a form of the German adjective benachbart, which means neighboring or adjacent. The form benachbartem is the dative singular masculine or neuter ending used when the adjective stands without a definite determiner (strong declension). In contexts with a definite article or a determiner, the adjective takes the ending benachbarten in the same case and gender, for example dem benachbarten Ort.

Declension and usage notes:

- Strong declension (no article): masculine/neuter dative singular -> benachbartem. Example: in benachbartem Gebiet (in a neighboring area).

- Weak declension (with definite article): masculine/neuter dative singular -> dem benachbarten Ort or dem benachbarten Dorf.

- Mixed declension (with indefinite article): masculine/neuter dative singular -> einem benachbarten Ort or einem benachbarten Dorf.

- The feminine forms follow the standard pattern for benachbart (e.g., der benachbarten Straße in the dative).

Common usage:

Benachbartem is typically found in spatial descriptions, referring to places or objects in close proximity to another known reference point. It appears in predicative or adjectival phrases, often within prepositional phrases that express location or relation.

Examples:

- In benachbartem Gebiet wurden neue Wanderwege geöffnet.

- Dem benachbarten Ort gehörten einige Gebäude zum alten Campus.

- Eine Brücke verbindet das benachbartem Dorf mit der größeren Stadt.

See also:

- benachbart (the base adjective)

- angrenzend, angrenzende, angrenzendes (synonymous terms for adjacent)

- German declension patterns for adjectives (strong, mixed, weak)