praktische

Praktische is the feminine singular inflected form of the German adjective praktisch. It is used attributively before a feminine noun to indicate that the noun is related to practice, usefulness, or real-world applicability. In English, the sense corresponds to “practical.” The base adjective derives from Praxis, the concept of practice, and has cognates in other Germanic languages (for example Dutch praktisch) as well as a long-standing connection to the Latin-root idea of usefulness and implementation.

Usage in German spans education, work, and daily life. Common phrases include praktische Fähigkeiten (practical skills), praktische Übungen (practical exercises), praktische Anwendung (practical application), and praktische Lösung (practical solution). It also appears in compound nouns such as praktische Erfahrung (practical experience). When used with different articles or without an article, the ending changes according to standard German adjective inflection rules.

Grammatical note: as an attributive adjective, praktisch is declined for gender, number, and case. For feminine singular nouns, the nominative and accusative forms are accompanied by -e: die praktische Lösung, eine praktische Lösung. In the dative feminine, the form is der praktischen Lösung. In the plural, Sie würden sagen: die praktischen Lösungen. The adjective can also be nominalized to Das Praktische, referring to practical matters or the practical side of something.

See also: Praktisch, Praxis, practical (translation), and related German terms such as das Praktische.