Derartige

Derartige is a German determiner and adjective meaning such or of that kind. It is used to refer to things that have already been mentioned or are otherwise implied in the context, signaling a category rather than a specific item. In normal usage, derartige precedes a noun, as in derartige Dinge or derartige Behauptungen, to indicate “such things” or “such claims.”

In grammar, derartige behaves like other der- or solche-form words and follows standard attributive declension rules. It can appear in plural and singular contexts, with the noun providing the gender and case information. For example, derartige Dinge (nominative plural) or derartige Behauptungen (accusative plural). In some contexts the language also allows the pronoun form derartiges for neuter singular reference without an accompanying noun, as in Derartiges kann gefährlich sein. Compared with synonyms such as solche or derart, derartige tends to have a slightly more formal or precise register and is common in journalism, academic writing, and formal speech.

Etymology and related forms: derartige is built from der- (a demonstrative determiner) combined with artig (of a kind, kind of), yielding a compound meaning “of such a kind.” Related forms include derart, derartige (attributive before nouns), and derartiges (neuter pronoun form). The word is closely related to derartige Aussagen or derartige Vorwürfe and is often chosen to emphasize a category rather than individual instances.

See also: solche, der-words, derartig, derartiges.