literarischem

Literarischem is the dative singular form of the German adjective literarisch, meaning literary. It is used when the adjective appears before a masculine or neuter noun in the dative case without a definite determiner, reflecting the strong declension pattern. Common contexts include phrases such as mit literarischem Stil (with a literary style) or in literarischem Kontext (in a literary context).

In German grammar, adjectives are declined according to case, gender, and determiners. Literarischem represents the ending used for dative singular masculine or neuter adjectives when there is no article or determiner preceding the noun. If a definite article is used, the form changes to literarischen (for example, dem literarischen Stil). If an indefinite article is used, the ending also varies by the same declension rules, often yielding literarischen in the dative masculine or neuter as well. The form is thus a specific instance of the broader system of adjective inflection in German.

Etymology traces literarisch to the word literature, itself from the Latin littera, letter. The adjective has parallels in related languages and has been in use in German since the medieval and Early Modern periods, aligning with the broader development of terms relating to culture, writing, and artistic expression. The collocations in which literarischem appears are typically academic, critical, or descriptive in tone, emphasizing style, context, or content in a literary framework.