gängigen

Gängigen is the inflected form of the German adjective gängig, which means common, conventional, or widely used. In usage, gängig describes practices, formats, standards, methods, and other items that are considered typical or mainstream rather than innovative or exceptional. The form gängigen appears in several grammatical contexts, especially after definite articles or in plural phrases, and it can also appear in certain singular cases with determiners.

Common contexts and examples

- Die gängigen Formate (nominative plural)

- Den gängigen Standards (accusative plural or after certain determiners)

- Der gängigen Praxis (genitive or dative feminine singular)

- In den gängigen Formaten (dative plural)

Grammar note

The ending -en in gängigen is the typical weak ending used after definite articles or other determiners in plural, and it also occurs in several singular feminine or mixed contexts (for example, der gängigen Praxis, der gängigen Formate). The exact ending depends on case, gender, and determiner.

Usage and nuance

Gängig carries a neutral, evaluative nuance, signaling that something is customary or widely accepted. It is common in formal writing, technical documentation, journalism, and business language when describing standard procedures, commonly used formats, or accepted practices. It should not be conflated with newer, innovative, or niche alternatives, which would be described with terms like neu, innovativ, or unkonventionell.

See also

Gängig, üblich, verbreitet, Standard.