adjectivisches

Adjectivisches is a term encountered in linguistic discussions to denote matters related to adjectives. In German-language grammar and theory it is used to refer to the adjectival domain more broadly, including adjectives as a word class and adjectival phrases or expressions. The form adjectivisch is the corresponding adjective meaning “adjectival,” while das Adjektiv is the standard noun for the word class “adjective.” The noun phrase Adjektivisches is not common in everyday grammar but can appear in theoretical or descriptive contexts to label adjectival phenomena.

In linguistic analysis the adjective is a content word that typically modifies a noun or serves in predicative position after a copular verb. Adjectives often show properties such as inflection for gender, number, and case, and they may participate in degree and comparison (positive, comparative, superlative). The term adjectivisch may be used to distinguish features of adjectives from other parts of speech, or to describe adjectival expressions (for example, adjectives embedded in phrases that function as modifiers).

German grammar distinguishes attributive adjectives (before a noun, often inflected with definite, indefinite, or no article) from predicative adjectives (after sein or other copulas). Attributive adjectives participate in strong, weak, or mixed declension depending on determiner presence, while predicative forms generally do not change for definiteness and follow the verb.

In summary, adjectivisches references the realm of adjectives and adjectival usage in linguistic analysis, with emphasis on their form, function, and inflection across languages, especially within German grammar. See also Adjektiv, adjectival, and adjective declension.