bewusstem

Bewusstem is the dative singular form of the German adjective bewusst, meaning conscious, aware, or deliberate. It is used when the adjective modifies a masculine or neuter noun in the dative case. In practice, bewusstem appears most often in phrases after prepositions that govern the dative, or in contexts where no definite article is present and the strong declension is used.

In typical usage, bewusstem occurs before masculine or neuter nouns in the dative: mit bewusstem Plan (with a conscious plan), in bewusstem Zustand (in a conscious state), aus bewusstem Eigeninteresse (out of conscious self-interest). It can also appear with nouns in the dative plural as part of idiomatic expressions, though such occurrences are less common. For feminine nouns in the dative, the corresponding form would be bewusst(er) or bewusstem depending on the determiner and declension, but bewusstem remains the form associated with masculine and neuter in the singular.

The adjective bewusst derives from the concept of awareness or knowledge and is closely linked to the noun Bewusstsein (consciousness, awareness). As an attributive adjective, bewusst is declined to agree with gender, number, and case of the noun, producing forms such as bewusster Plan (nominative masculine) or bewusstes Handeln (accusative neuter). Bewusstem thus serves as the specific dative singular inflection used in appropriate grammatical contexts.

See also Bewusstsein, bewusst, German adjective declension.