präzisen

Präzisen is a German adjective form derived from präzise, meaning precise or accurate. It is not a standalone word in most uses; rather, it is a declined form that appears when the adjective follows definite determiners to indicate gender, number, and case. In everyday phrases you may see it in contexts such as den präzisen Mann or der präzisen Frau.

Etymology and form: The base adjective präzise comes from the French précis, which in turn comes from Latin praecisus or prae-cisus, meaning cut off or distinguished. The form präzisen reflects the weak declension pattern that adjectives take after definite articles and other determiners in several cases. This pattern yields -en endings in many masculine and plural forms, and in some feminine and neuter dative forms.

Grammatical use and examples:

- Masculine singular, accusative: den präzisen Mann.

- Masculine singular, dative: dem präzisen Mann.

- Feminine singular: nominative die präzise Frau; dative der präzisen Frau.

- Neuter singular: nominative das präzise Kind; dative dem präzisen Kind.

- Plural: nominative die präzisen Messungen; accusative die präzisen Messungen; dative den präzisen Messungen.

Usage notes: Präzisen is most common after definite determiners in formal or technical writing, where the weak adjective ending -en is predictable. In other grammatical environments, adjectives may take different endings (for example, with possessive determiners or in the strong declension). Related terms include präzise (the base form) and Präzision (precision).