Bezahlbaren

Bezahlbaren is the declined form of the German adjective bezahlbar, meaning affordable or payable. The base concept refers to something whose cost is within reasonable reach, either relative to income, value, or market standards. Bezahlbaren appears in various grammatical contexts, most often in plural or in cases such as dative or genitive where adjectives after definite articles take the -en ending (for example: den bezahlbaren Preisen, der bezahlbaren Preise).

Etymology and usage: bezahlbar combines be- (a prefix forming a verbal or adjectival sense) with zahl, from zahlen (to pay), and the suffix -bar, meaning capable of. The adjective is used in economic, social, and consumer contexts to describe prices, rents, services, or goods that people can reasonably afford. In policy or discourse, bezahlbar is frequently paired with nouns like Preise, Mieten, oder Gesundheitsversorgung to discuss affordability.

Grammar notes: The inflected form bezahlbaren is common in plural and in certain singular cases (e.g., bezahlbaren Preisen, bezahlbare Wohnungen). The corresponding noun form is Bezahlbarkeit (affordability), used to discuss the overall capacity of a system or market to maintain affordable access.

See also: Bezahlbarkeit, erschwinglich, Preis, Kosten, Wohnungsmarkt. Bezahlbarkeit is the noun corresponding to the adjective, used to analyze how affordable goods and services are for a population.