endgültige

Endgültige is a German adjective meaning final or definitive. It can also function as a noun in the neuter form das Endgültige, referring to the final outcome or the essential, settled aspect of a matter. In everyday and formal German, it signals that a decision or state is binding and not subject to change.

As an attributive adjective, endgültig declines with the noun it modifies. Common examples include die endgültige Entscheidung (feminine, nominative), das endgültige Ergebnis (neuter), eine endgültige Lösung (feminine). Plural forms are die endgültigen Ergebnisse. When used with a definite article, the ending is -e in the singular: das endgültige Ergebnis; die endgültige Entscheidung.

Originating from Ende and gültig in German, endgültig forms a compound meaning “valid until the end.” It is widely used across law, administration, business, science, and journalism to express irrevocability or finality of a result, decision, or state.

Related terms include definitiv, abschließend, unwiderruflich; the expression letztgültig emphasizes finality.