dreifache

Dreifache is the inflected form of the German adjective dreifach, meaning threefold or triple. It describes something that exists in three parts, occurs three times, or is three times as large. As an attributive adjective, dreifache takes endings according to gender, number, and case, for example: die dreifache Menge, der dreifache Aufwand, das dreifache Risiko. When the concept is expressed as a noun, it is written as Das Dreifache.

In use, the term appears across mathematics, statistics, economics, and everyday language to indicate a factor of three. Examples include eine dreifache Steigerung (threefold increase), das Dreifache des Werts (three times the value), or das Dreifache der Kapazität (the triple capacity). In common speech, people may also use the phrases dreimal so groß or dreifach, depending on formality and context.

Grammatical note: dreifache is the attributive form; das Dreifache is a noun referring to the quantity or factor itself. The word originates from drei (three) and fach (fold/face), and has cognates in other Germanic languages. In technical or mathematical contexts, it provides a precise descriptor; in everyday language, dreimal so groß or drei Mal often serves as a simpler alternative.

See also

- dreifach

- dreimal

- das Dreifache