Verwendbare

Verwendbare is the attributive form of the German adjective verwendbar, meaning usable or capable of being used. The base adjective ver verwandbar? It derives from verwenden (to use) with the suffix -bar, which signals possibility or suitability. It is primarily used to describe something that can be employed for a purpose, rather than merely hypothetical use.

In attributive position before a noun, the ending of verwendbar changes according to case, gender, number, and article. With a definite article in singular, the form is verwendbare: der verwendbare Plan, die verwendbare Lösung, das verwendbare Material. In plural it becomes verwendbaren: die verwendbaren Teile. Genitive and dative forms follow standard adjective declension: des verwendbaren Plans, der verwendbaren Lösung, dem verwendbaren Plan, der verwendbaren Lösung, den verwendbaren Teilen. With an indefinite article, the endings differ: ein verwendbarer Plan, eine verwendbare Lösung, ein verwendbares Material.

Verwendbare is not a noun; it functions as an adjective. In predicative position, the form is ohne ending: Dieses Material ist verwendbar. Common synonyms or near-equivalents include nutzbar, brauchbar and, in more technical contexts, verwendungsfähig. The term often appears in technical, product- or process-related language to emphasize practicality or suitability for a given task. Etymologically, it is closely related to verwandbar in meaning and to verwandte Begriffe wie Verwendungsfähigkeit.

Overall, verwendbare is a flexible, commonly used attributive form signaling practical usability, with its exact ending determined by the surrounding article and case.