gebräuchlichen

Gebräuchlich is a German adjective meaning in use, customary or generally used. The form gebräuchlichen is one of its inflected endings and is used in a number of grammatical contexts to indicate standard practice or conventional usage. The word derives from Gebraucht/Gebrauch (use) with the suffix -lich, yielding a term that describes what is common or accepted in a given field or language.

Gebräuchlichen occurs as a declined form of gebräuchlich when the adjective modifies a noun and carries a determiner or appears in a case that requires the -en ending. For example, after a definite article or in a fixed expression: dem gebräuchlichen Verfahren (neuter singular, dative), der gebräuchlichen Praxis (feminine singular, genitive), den gebräuchlichen Regeln (plural, dative or accusative with definite article). It also appears in plural nominative or accusative as die gebräuchlichen Ausdrücke. In bare form, without a determiner, other endings are used, such as gebräuchliche Praxis (feminine singular, nominative) or gebräuchliche Ausdrücke (plural, nominative/accusative).

Usage-wise, gebräuchlich is common in formal, technical, or stylistically careful German to denote standard or conventional practices, as opposed to merely frequent. It can be synonymous with üblich or konventionell, though each carries slightly different nuance: gebräuchlich emphasizes customary use within a specific context rather than mere frequency.

Examples: Die gebräuchlichen Ausdrücke müssen erklärt werden. Dem gebräuchlichen Verfahren zufolge wird getestet. Die gebräuchlichen Regeln gelten weiter. See also: Gebrauchsformen, Adjektivdeklination, Deutsch Grammatik.