dekliniert

Dekliniert is the past participle of the German verb deklinieren, meaning to inflect or decline a word to express grammatical categories such as case, number and gender. In linguistics, an inflected form is described as dekliniert, and the process itself is called Deklination. The term is used for nouns, pronouns and adjectives, and to a lesser extent numerals, depending on the language’s grammar system.

In German grammar, Deklination is the system by which words change their endings to signal their grammatical role in a sentence. Nouns and pronouns decline for four cases (nominative, genitive, dative, accusative) and for singular and plural. Adjectives decline as well, with patterns that depend on whether a definite article, an indefinite article, or no article precedes the adjective. German also distinguishes strong, weak and mixed declension patterns for adjectives, influencing the ending chosen in each case.

The distinction between dekliniert and related concepts is important: deklinieren refers to inflection in nouns, pronouns and adjectives, while konjugieren refers to the inflection of verbs. Deklination contrasts with other grammatical processes such as derivation or compounding.

Examples help illustrate the concept. Noun declension (singular): der Mann, des Mannes, dem Mann, den Mann. Plural: die Männer, der Männer, den Männern, die Männer. Adjective declension with a definite article: guter Mann (Nom sg), guten Mann (Acc sg), guten Mannes (Gen sg). The patterns vary by determiner and number, but the underlying idea is consistent: words change form to convey grammatical relationships.

Dekliniert is thus a central term in German grammar, describing words that have taken inflected forms and the rules governing those forms.