niedriges

Niedriges is a grammatical form of the German adjective niedrig, meaning low, humble, or inferior. It is used primarily in front of neuter singular nouns and signals a low degree or level. The exact ending depends on whether an article or determiner is present and on the case.

In neutral singular with an indefinite article or with no article, the form is typically niedriges, as in ein niedriges Level or ein niedriges Niveau. This is the strong or mixed declension pattern for neuter nouns in the nominative or accusative case. With a definite article in neuter singular, the attributive adjective usually takes the ending -e, producing das niedrige Niveau. Thus, the same adjective can appear as niedriges, niedrige, or niedrige depending on the syntactic context.

Common usage concerns describing quantities, quality, or quantities of something considered low. For example: ein niedriges Niveau der Bildung, ein niedriges Gehaltsniveau, or ein niedriges Risiko. In these phrases, niedriges modifies the neuter nouns Niveau, Gehalt, or Risiko. The plural form of the adjective changes to niedrige, as in niedrige Preise or niedrige Werte.

Niedriges can also function nominally when the attributive adjective is nominalized, though this is more formal or stylistically marked. In such cases it may appear capitalized as das Niedrige, referring to the concept of “the low thing” or “the low level” itself, rather than to a specific attribute of a noun.

Overall, niedriges is a versatile attributive form used with neuter singular nouns in German to describe a low degree or level, with its exact ending determined by case, number, and the presence of articles or determiners.