jegliche

Jegliche is a determiner and pronoun used in German to mean "any" or "every" with an emphasis that can be stronger or more formal than equivalents like jeder or alle. It is commonly found in written German, including legal, administrative, and policy language, but can also appear in editorial or formal discourse. The term conveys inclusivity in a broad sense, often highlighting an exhaustive scope or absolute openness to all possibilities.

In usage, jegliche precedes a noun and functions similarly to other determiner words such as jede, alle, or jegliches, while carrying a stronger tonal emphasis. It is used with countable and uncountable nouns alike, and with singular and plural forms. Examples include jegliche Form von Betrug (any form of fraud), jegliche Hinweise (any hints), or jegliche Kritik ist willkommen (any criticism is welcome). The expression is particularly common in contexts aiming to stress completeness or uncompromising scope, such as policy statements or contractual language.

Grammatically, jegliche declines like other determiner-adjectival forms and takes endings according to gender, number, and case. Typical forms include jegliche (feminine singular or plural), jeglicher (masculine singular nominative or genitive), jeglichen (masculine singular accusative; neuter singular accusative in some phrases), and jegliches (neuter singular nominative/accusative). For example: jegliche Form (fem., nom), jeglicher Aufwand (masc., nom), jegliches Risiko (neut., nom), jegliche Hinweise (pl., nom).

Etymologically, jegliche derives from je meaning “each” or “every” combined with the adjectival suffix -lich, forming a term that has become a stable, formal intensifier in neuhochdeutsch. It is less common in casual speech, where simpler expressions like jede Art or alle möglichen Optionen may be preferred.