restlichen
Restlichen is not a standalone term but a grammatical inflection of the German adjective restlich, meaning remaining or leftover. It appears before plural nouns and is used in conjunction with a definite article or other determiner. The form restlichen is most common in plural contexts and reflects the weak (or mixed) declension after definite articles.
- With a definite article or determiner in plural, restlichen appears in all three plural cases:
- Nominative: Die restlichen Tage sind lang.
- Genitive: Der restlichen Tage Ende naht.
- Dative: Den restlichen Tagen fehlt nichts.
- Without a definite article, the strong inflection yields restliche before plural nouns: restliche Tage, restliche Stunden.
- Typical meaning is “the remaining,” “the rest of,” or “what is left.”
- restlich derives from Rest (remainder) plus the suffix -lich, forming an adjective meaning “remaining” or “residual.”
- In usage, restlichen emphasizes the continuation or leftover portion of a set, time period, quantity, or
- Die restlichen Kapitel des Buches wurden gestern fertiggestellt.
- Wir haben die restlichen Arbeiten beendet.
- In den restlichen Tagen des Semesters gab es mehrere Prüfungen.
- Synonyms: übrig, verbleibend, restant (rare in everyday German)
- Antonym: vollständig, komplett
Overall, restlichen serves as a common plural inflection of the adjective restlich, used to describe what