Kanadischen

Kanadischen is the inflected form of the German adjective kanadisch, meaning Canadian or relating to Canada. As an adjective it describes nouns of Canadian origin, language, culture, geography and similar relations. The form kanadischen appears in various cases and numbers, depending on the article and the noun it modifies. It is not a standalone noun but a declined adjective.

Declension in practice:

- After a definite article (weak declension): Nominative plural: die kanadischen Städte; Accusative masculine singular: den kanadischen Mann; Dative masculine singular: dem kanadischen Mann; Genitive feminine singular: der kanadischen Frau; Genitive plural: der kanadischen Wörter; Dative plural: den kanadischen Wörtern.

- Without a definite article or with an indefinite article or possessive determiner (strong or mixed declension): Nominative masculine singular: kanadischer Mann; Nominative feminine singular: kanadische Frau; Nominative plural: kanadische Städte; Dative neuter singular: kanadischem Kind.

Common usage:

kanadisch describes things related to Canada, such as kanadische Kultur, kanadische Politik oder kanadische Landschaft. The corresponding demonym for a person is Kanadier (male) or Kanadierin (female). In German typography, kanadischen remains lowercase unless it begins a sentence or is part of a proper noun.

Etymology and scope:

The adjective derives from Kanada (Canada). It is typically used in adjectival phrases to indicate origin, affiliation or characteristic tied to Canada, rather than as a separate lexical entry.