Gemeinschaftlichem

Gemeinschaftlichem is the dative singular inflected form of the German adjective gemeinschaftlich, which means communal or shared by a community. In German grammar, adjectives are declined to reflect case, number, gender, and the presence or absence of a determiner. The ending -em in gemeinschaftlichem appears in the dative singular when the noun is introduced without a strong determiner, as in phrases used with prepositions that require the dative case.

Common contexts for this form are technical or formal, such as discussions of property, resources, or activities organized or owned by a community rather than by individuals. The form is also encountered in sociopolitical or legal language when describing arrangements that emphasize collective ownership, collective use, or collective action.

Examples of usage include phrases like mit gemeinschaftlichem Eigentum (with communal property) and mit gemeinschaftlichem Engagement (with community-based engagement). These constructions illustrate how the adjective describes the noun in a durative, collective sense and follows the standard German pattern of declension in the dative case without an explicit determiner.

Etymology: gemeinschaftlich derives from Gemeinschaft (community) plus the suffix -lich to form an adjective meaning “relating to a community,” with gemeinschaftlichem serving as one of its inflected forms. The term is closely related to other words about social organization, such as Gemeinschaft, Kollektiv, and Genossenschaft, which appear in discussions of shared or joint activities and ownership.

See also: Gemeinschaft, Kollektiv, Genossenschaft, gemeinschaftliche Nutzung.