amerikanische

Amerikanische is the feminine singular nominative and accusative form of the German adjective amerikanisch, meaning “American.” It is used to describe feminine nouns or, in combination with a definite article, to form phrases such as die amerikanische Küche (the American cuisine) or die amerikanische Kultur (the American culture). The form also appears in the plural with no article in strong endings, as in amerikanische Städte (American cities). Like other German adjectives, its ending changes with the gender, number, and case of the noun it modifies.

In addition to its attributive use, Amerikanische can be nominalized and capitalized as Das Amerikanische to refer to things associated with the United States or American culture in a broad sense, rather than to a specific noun. This nominalized form is common in German when speaking about national or cultural categories, similar to terms like das Deutsche or das Französische.

Etymology-wise, amerikanisch derives from Amerika (America) with the adjectival suffix -isch, a productive formation in German for denoting demonyms and related aspects. The word is widely used across domains such as cuisine, politics, film, and social discussions to denote American origin or characteristics.

Usage notes:

- Attributive: die amerikanische Küche, amerikanische Filme

- Predicative: Die Küche ist amerikanisch (less common with predicative adjectives in German)

- Nominalized: das Amerikanische (the American, or American culture)

See also: amerikanisch, Amerika, USA.