grammatischer

Grammatischer is the masculine nominative singular inflected form of the German adjective grammatisch, meaning grammatical or related to grammar. In German, adjectives are declined to reflect case, number, gender, and the presence or absence of a determiner. Grammatischer commonly appears in contexts where there is no definite article or when using strong declension, for example in the phrase ein grammatischer Fehler (a grammatical error). With a definite article, the ending changes and the corresponding form would be different, such as der grammatische Fehler (the grammatical error).

Etymology and meaning: The adjective grammatisch derives from the word grammar and ultimately from the Greek grammatikos, via Latin grammaticus, sharing roots with terms for rules, writing, and language structure. Grammatischer thus embodies the attributive form used to describe nouns in accordance with German grammar rules.

Usage: Grammatischer functions as a attributive adjective in everyday German and in technical or educational writing about language. It is not a standalone noun; rather, it modifies a masculine singular noun. The form is one of several inflected variants of grammatisch, which also appear as grammatische (with definite article, e.g., der grammatische Aufbau) and grammatisches (neuter), depending on case and determiner.

Related terms: Grammatik (grammar), grammatikalisch (grammatical in a somewhat more formal or broader sense), and other declension forms of grammatisch. The word is common in linguistics, language education, and editorial contexts where grammar is discussed.

Examples: Ein grammatischer Fehler. Der grammatische Aufbau des Satzes. These illustrate how grammatischer fits the masculine singular nominative or contexts where strong declension applies.