Spanischen

Spanischen is the inflected form of the German adjective spanisch, meaning Spanish, used to describe nouns connected with Spain or the Spanish language. It is not a standalone noun. In German, adjectives change endings according to case, number, and article, so spanischen appears in several common contexts.

In plural, spanischen occurs after definite articles in multiple cases: die spanischen Inseln (nominative plural) and die spanischen Inseln (accusative plural). In the dative plural it appears as den spanischen Inseln. In the genitive plural it appears as der spanischen Inseln. In feminine singular, spanischen appears after a definite article in the dative: der spanischen Stadt. In masculine singular and neuter singular, the form also appears with appropriate endings: der spanische Mann and das spanische Auto.

The form spanischen can also be found in phrases without a definite article, depending on the case and the declension pattern of the adjective. For example: spanische Kultur (Spanish culture) in a generic sense; die spanische Sprache (the Spanish language). It is important to note that Spanischen is not a proper noun; capitalization occurs only if it starts a sentence.

Etymology and related terms: spanisch derives from Latin Hispanus via Old French espagnol and Middle High German, reflecting the Iberian origin of the term. Related terms include Spanisch, Spanien (Spain), and die spanische Sprache (the Spanish language).

See also: Spanisch, Spanien, Hispano-.

Note: The capitalization of Spanischen would only occur at the beginning of a sentence; otherwise it is written lowercase as spanischen.