Zuverlässiges

Zuverlässiges is the neuter singular attributive form of the German adjective zuverlässig, meaning reliable or trustworthy. It is used before a neuter noun to express that the noun possesses reliability. Examples include ein zuverlässiges Auto (a reliable car) or ein zuverlässiges System (a trustworthy system). The form also appears after definite articles as das zuverlässige System.

In German grammar, adjectives are declined to match case, number, and gender. With a definite article, the ending is typically -e in the neuter singular for this adjective, producing das zuverlässige System. In the absence of a definite article, strong declension would yield zuverlässiges Auto. The attributive form thus changes with the accompanying determiner but remains rooted in the same base meaning.

Zuverlässiges can also function as a nominalized form in certain contexts, especially when referring to reliability as a concept. In such cases, it appears capitalized as Das Zuverlässige and can denote the reliable aspect or the reliable thing in a general sense, though more common noun forms in everyday German are Zuverlässigkeit (reliability) or Zuverlässigkeit as a quality.

Usage notes: the word is common in technical, consumer, and service contexts where trustworthiness and performance are important. It often pairs with nouns describing products, systems, or processes to convey expected steadiness, consistency, and dependability. Variants include zuverlässig, Verlässlichkeit, and verlässlich, which share a related semantic field.

Related terms include Zuverlässigkeit (reliability), verlässlich (reliable, trustworthy in a general sense), and verlässlichkeits-related phrases used in engineering, product labeling, and quality assurance discussions.