endgültiger

Endgültiger is a German adjective meaning final, definitive, or irrevocable. It is used to describe something that is considered conclusive and not subject to further change, revision, or reversal. The term is common in legal, administrative, and everyday language, where decisions, agreements, or statuses are described as final.

Etymology and sense: endgültig is formed from the components End- (end, final) and gültig (valid). The combined sense is that something is valid up to the very end or in its final form. The word can describe a wide range of objects, from decisions and outcomes to versions of documents or plans.

Usage and grammar: endgültiger is one inflected form of endgültig. It appears in masculine singular when used attributively with an indefinite article or without a determiner, for example: ein endgültiger Plan. With a definite article, the weak ending changes and you typically say der endgültige Plan, die endgültige Entscheidung, das endgültige Ergebnis. Feminine and neuter forms are również polityk: eine endgültige Lösung, ein endgültiges Ergebnis. Predicative use remains endgültig: Der Plan ist endgültig.

Common collocations: endgültige Entscheidung, endgültiger Beschluss, endgültige Version, endgültiger Termin. In contrast to synonyms like definitiv or abschließend, endgültig emphasizes finality and binding completeness rather than merely high likelihood or conclusiveness.

Notes: While there is no separate, productive comparative form for endgültig in everyday usage, speakers may intensify with noch endgültiger to express “even more final.” The term is widely understood in formal and informal contexts and is often preferred when a final, unchangeable status is intended.

See also: definitv, endgültig, abschließend, verbindlich.