Monatliches

Monatliches is a German attributive adjective meaning “monthly” or describing something that occurs or recurs every month. It is used before a noun to indicate monthly frequency or periodicity, for example in phrases like monatliches Einkommen (monthly income) or monatliches Gehalt (monthly salary).

In grammar, monatliches is the neuter singular form of the adjective monatlich. It follows standard German inflection rules: with a definite article, you would typically see das monatliche Gehalt; with an indefinite article, ein monatliches Einkommen. In plural use, phrases such as monatliche Kosten (monthly costs) are common, and the ending reflects plural adjective inflection.

Monatliches is distinct from monatlich, which functions as an adverb or as a predicate adjective in a sentence, as in Die Zahl ist monatlich (The figure is monthly) or Wir zahlen monatlich (We pay monthly).

Common contexts for monatliches include finance, budgeting, invoicing, subscriptions, and scheduling, where the term clearly signals a recurrence on a monthly basis rather than weekly or annually. The word emphasizes frequency tied to the calendar month rather than duration or annual cycles.

Etymology and related forms: monatliches derives from Monat (month) with the adjective suffix -lich, forming a time-based descriptor. Related forms include monatlich (adjective/adverb) and other time-based terms such as monatliche Berichte or monatliche Zahlungen, illustrating its role in describing monthly phenomena.