Neutralen
Neutralen is the plural, weak inflection form of the German adjective neutral. It is used before plural nouns when the adjective follows a definite determiner or another determiner that marks plurality, such as die, dieser, meine, deine, or seine. In this position the ending -en is required: die neutralen Farben, diese neutralen Frisuren, meine neutralen Werte.
In contrast, when there is no determiner or when the strong declension applies, the form is different.
- Die neutralen Farben wirken beruhigend.
- Diese neutralen Werte wurden bestätigt.
- Meine neutralen Farben passen gut zum Design.
The adjective neutral comes from Latin neutralis, through Old French and Early New German, sharing roots with
German grammar, adjective declension, and the concept of grammatical agreement in German.