Nutzbare

Nutzbare is the feminine singular form of the German adjective nutzbar, which means usable or utilizable. The basic sense is that something can be used effectively or is suitable for a particular purpose.

In usage, nutzbar describes objects, options, methods, or ideas that can be employed. The form nutzbare appears when the adjective accompanies a feminine noun in contexts where the adjective carries the ending after a definite article or a determiner with weak inflection. For example: die nutzbare Option, eine nutzbare Option. The related forms for other genders and numbers include der nutzbare Ansatz (masculine singular with a definite article), das nutzbare Gerät (neuter singular), die nutzbaren Optionen (plural). With indefinite usage, you would typically see ein nutzbarer Ansatz (masc), eine nutzbare Option (fem), or ein nutzbares Gerät (neut).

Nutzbar is etymologically built from the verb nutzen (to use) plus the suffix -bar, a common German construction meaning “able to be.” The noun form Nutzbarkeit (usability or feasibility) is also used to refer to the capacity of something to be used effectively.

In practice, nutzbar and its inflected forms are common in technical, scientific, and everyday German when assessing whether a tool, plan, or resource can be employed. They are closely related to synonyms such as verwendbar and benutzbar, though nuances may vary by context.

See also: Verwendbar, Benutzbar, Nutzbarkeit, Nutzwert.