Demokratischen

Demokratischen is the inflected form of the German adjective demokratisch, meaning democratic. It is used when the adjective modifies a noun and is accompanied by a determiner that provides the case, gender, or number information, such as der, die, das, dieser, jeder, and similar words. In this position, German often uses the -en ending, which is known as the weak declension.

In practice, demokratischen appears in many common phrases and sentences. Examples include die demokratischen Staaten (nominative plural), den demokratischen Staaten (dative plural), des demokratischen Staates (genitive singular masculine), or dem demokratischen Staat (dative singular masculine). It also occurs with feminine and neuter nouns in the corresponding cases, for instance der demokratischen Idee (genitive singular feminine) and dem demokratischen Konzept (dative singular neuter). When no definite determiner is present or a strong/mixed declension is required, other endings appear, such as demokratischer Staat or demokratisches Konzept.

Etymology and usage notes: demokratisch derives from the Greek demokratia via Latin and Modern German. The form demokratischen is particularly common in political, social, and academic contexts to describe institutions, principles, or actions that relate to democracy and its practices. While the base form demokratisch functions as an attributive adjective, demokratischen represents one of its inflected endings used in many grammatical cases.

See also: demokratisch, Adjektivdeklination, Demokratie.