Größtmöglichen

Größtmöglichen is a declined form of the German adjective größtmöglich, meaning “the largest possible” or “the greatest possible.” It is not a standalone noun but an attributive adjective that accompanies a noun and takes specific endings according to gender, case, and number.

Etymology and form: The word größtmöglich is a compound of groß (big) and möglich (possible). In attributive position, German adjectives are declined, and größtmöglichen represents one of the inflected endings used with definite or determiner contexts, for example in masculine accusative singular or other cases and numbers depending on the sentence. The same adjective appears in other inflected forms such as größtmögliche, größtmöglicher, or größtmögliches, matching the respective grammatical category of the noun it modifies.

Usage: Größtmöglichen is common in formal, technical, and policy-related German, where emphasis on maximal extent or degree is required. It often appears in legal or safety language, business regulations, and descriptive prose. Typical collocations include den größtmöglichen Nutzen (the greatest possible benefit), unter größtmöglichen Bedingungen (under the most favorable conditions), and die größtmögliche Sicherheit (the highest degree of safety).

Notes: The form changes with case, number, and gender, so größtmöglichen can appear in several different syntactic roles. It cannot function as a stand-alone word; its use is limited to modifying a noun. Other related forms include größtmögliche, größtmöglicher, and größtmögliches, depending on the target noun.