primære

Primäre is the feminine singular inflected form of the German adjective primär, meaning primary, main, or first. In German grammar it is used before feminine singular nouns in nominative or accusative position when a determiner requires the weak ending. Examples include die primäre Quelle (the primary source) and eine primäre Aufgabe (a primary task). The form shows how adjectives decline in relation to the gender, case, and article of the noun they describe.

In everyday and technical language, primär appears in many expressions. It is common in scientific and medical terms such as die primäre Immunantwort (the primary immune response) or primäre Zielzellen (primary target cells). It also appears in contexts like primäre Bedürfnisse (primary needs) or similar phrases where a feminine singular noun follows a determiner that calls for the -e ending.

Usage notes and etymology: primäre is derived from the Latin primarius via the German adjective primär. The form is rarely used as a stand-alone noun; when adjectives are used as nouns, capitalization rules would apply (for example, Primäre as a noun in specialized texts, though this is uncommon). In many technical terms, the base form primär appears as a prefix or stem in compounds (for example Primärenergie), where capitalization follows standard German noun formation rules rather than the plain adjective declension.

Overall, primäre serves as the feminine singular inflected form of primär, signaling that the referenced noun is the primary or principal one in its grammatical context.