indischen

Indischen is a declined form of the German adjective Indisch, meaning Indian or of India. It is not a standalone noun, but an inflected form that appears before nouns in accordance with the grammatical case, gender and number of the noun it modifies. In everyday usage, Indischen most often shows up in the dative singular after prepositions or in phrases that require a dative form, for example am Indischen Ozean to indicate the Indian Ocean in a dative context. It can also occur in the plural, as in mit indischen Gewohnheiten (with Indian habits).

Notes on usage and forms: Indischen is one of several inflected forms of Indisch. Other common forms include Indischer (nominative masculine or genitive neuter), Indische (nominative feminine or plural in certain constructions), and Indisches (nominative neuter). The exact form depends on the noun it modifies and the grammatical case. When the phrase is a proper noun, the corresponding part of the compound may be capitalized as part of a place name, such as Indischer Ozean or am Indischen Ozean.

Etymology and scope: The German Indisch derives from Indien (India) and shares roots with related terms in other languages that denote the Indian subcontinent or regions associated with it. The adjective is used across German-language texts to describe people, cultures, cuisine, geography and other aspects connected with India or the Indian Ocean region. While Indischen appears frequently in geographical phrases, it also occurs in discussions of Indian culture, history and contemporary affairs.

See also: Indisch, Indien, Indischer Ozean.