jährlichem

jährlichem is a declined form of the German adjective jährlich, meaning annual or yearly. It is not a separate word, but the specific ending used in certain grammatical contexts.

In German, adjectives agree with case, gender, number, and definiteness. jährlichem occurs in the dative singular when the adjective is used without a definite article (strong declension). This form can appear with masculine or neuter nouns, for example in phrases like in jährlichem Turnus or in jährlichem Rhythmus. When a definite article or determiner is present, the adjective typically takes the weak ending, yielding forms such as dem jährlichen Rhythmus or im jährlichen Turnus.

Common, everyday counterparts are the unchanged adverbial or attributive forms jährlich, jährlich rather than the occasional occurrence of jährlichem. The form is therefore mostly found in formal, technical, or stylistically precise contexts, where precise cadence or frequency is discussed, such as planning cycles, payment schedules, or reporting cadences.

Etymologically, jährlich derives from Jahr (year) with the suffix -lich, producing an adjective that denotes periodicity or frequency tied to a year. The inflected form jährlichem reflects German declension patterns rather than a separate lexical entry.

See also: jährlich, alljährlich, Jahresrhythmus, Jahresplanung, German grammar declension.