politischem

Politischem is the inflected form of the German adjective politisch. It is not a noun by itself but a grammatical form used to modify a masculine or neuter noun in the dative case when no determiner with weak endings is present. In practice you will encounter politischem in phrases such as in politischem Kontext (in a political context) or mit politischem Engagement (with political engagement).

Declension and examples:

- Strong declension (no determiner): in politischem Kontext, mit politischem Engagement. Here the dative singular masculine or neuter takes the ending -em, producing politischem.

- Weak/after a determiner: with a definite article, the ending changes to -en, for example dem politischen Plan (the political plan) in the dative masculine. This contrasts with the strong form politischem when there is no article.

- Other cases and genders will use different endings, for instance eine politische Idee (nominative feminine) or die politischen Ideen (nominative plural).

Etymology and relation:

Politisch comes from the Latin politicus, via Greek polis and French politique, and entered German with its current declension patterns. The form politischem follows standard German adjective declension rules and appears across political science, journalism, and public discourse.

Usage context:

The form is common in academic writing, policy analysis, and news reporting to describe attributes or concepts relating to politics. Correct usage depends on the case, gender, and presence or absence of a determiner, illustrating the broader German system of adjective endings. Overall, politischem serves as the dative masculine/neuter singular form in strong declension and appears in many routine expressions describing political matters.