angrenzendem

Angrenzend is a German adjective meaning bordering or adjacent, derived from the verb angrenzen (to border). The form angrenzem, angrenzendem, and other inflected variants appear as the adjective is declined to match the case, gender, and determiner of the noun it modifies.

The specific form angrenzem is the dative singular form of the strong (no determiner) declension of the adjective angrenzend. It is used when the noun it describes is in the dative case and is not preceded by a determiner. For example, mit angrenzendem Gebiet (with an adjacent/ bordering territory) or mit angrenzendem Fluss (with a bordering river). Here the noun Gebeit is neuter and Fluss is masculine, but in both cases the adjective takes the -em ending in the dative singular without a determiner.

In contexts with a definite article, the ending changes according to the weak declension. For example: das angrenzende Gebiet (nominative neuter, with the definite article das) and dem angrenzenden Gebiet (dative neuter, with dem). With an indefinite article, you typically see the mixed declension: ein angrenzendes Gebiet (nominative neuter) or einem angrenzenden Gebiet (dative neuter). When no determiner is present in other cases, the strong declension would yield angrenzendes Gebiet (nominative neuter) or angrenzendem Gebiet (dative neuter).

Usage notes: angrenzend is commonly used in geography, urban planning, property descriptions, and descriptive prose to denote proximity to a border, boundary, or adjacent area. The form angrenzem is one of several inflections and should be chosen to agree with the noun's gender and case and the presence or absence of a determiner.