Feststehendem

Feststehendem is the dative singular form of the German adjective feststehend, meaning fixed, established, or standing firm. It derives from the verb feststehen, which expresses that something is definite or not subject to change. The form is used when the noun it modifies is masculine or neuter and appears in the dative case without a definite article, or after prepositions that require the dative.

In practice, feststehendem occurs in phrases such as mit feststehendem Bezug (with a fixed reference), in feststehendem Zustand (in a fixed state), or zu feststehendem Termin (to a fixed appointment). In contexts where the noun is preceded by a definite article, the corresponding form would be dem feststehenden Bezug, dem feststehenden Zustand, or dem feststehenden Termin, illustrating how the ending changes with article presence.

The term is common in technical, legal, or formal writing, where it helps describe conditions, dates, or references that are fixed and not subject to ad hoc adjustment. It is one of several declined forms of feststehend; other cases and genders use different endings (for example, dem feststehenden Mann or die feststehende Regel).

Etymologically, feststehendem combines the root feststehen with the adjectival ending -em, signaling the dative singular masculine or neuter. While closely related to synonyms such as festgelegt or fix, feststehend emphasizes an intrinsic or established state rather than a temporary arrangement.