Erhöhtem

Erhöhtem is a German inflected form of the adjective erhöht, which means increased or elevated. The base word erhöht comes from the verb erhöhen (to raise, to increase) and is used as an attributive modifier in various grammatical contexts. Erhöhtem appears when the adjective is in the dative singular and there is no determiner ahead of it, i.e., in strong declension.

In practice, estadounidense examples illustrate its use: in erhöhtem Maße (to a greater extent), auf erhöhtem Niveau (at a higher level), or mit erhöhtem Tempo (at an increased tempo). These phrases describe greater degree, level, or speed and are common in technical, economic, and journalism contexts. The form also occurs in other dative singular neuter or masculine constructions without a determiner, where the ending -em signals the dative case.

When a determiner is present, the ending changes according to the standard German declension patterns. For example, with a definite article in the dative singular you would typically see dem erhöhten Tempo or dem erhöhten Risiko, where the ending is -en. The neuter noun Risiko (das Risiko) takes das erhöhte Risiko in nominative or accusative positions, while its dative form with a determiner is dem erhöhten Risiko, illustrating how the ending shifts with case and article.

Semantically, erhöhtem conveys that something has been raised, intensified, or elevated relative to a baseline. It is not a standalone noun but a grammatical variant of the adjective that helps express degree and level in a precise, often quantitative, way.