schwachem

Schwachem is a German adjective form derived from schwach. It is not a separate word but a grammatical ending used in the inflection of adjectives. In German, adjectives change their endings to reflect the case, gender, number of the noun they modify, and whether a determiner is present. Schwachem specifically appears in the dative singular for masculine and neuter nouns when the adjective is in the strong (unmarked) declension, i.e., when no determiner precedes the noun.

In practice, schwachem occurs for masculine and neuter nouns in the dative singular. Examples include schwachem Mann and schwachem Kind. By contrast, when a determiner is present, different endings are used, such as dem guten Mann or dem guten Kind, where the adjective takes the weak ending -en after the definite article in the dative singular. The form schwachem thus helps distinguish contexts in which the adjective stands without a determiner versus after a determiner.

A fuller pattern shows that schwachem is part of the strong declension endings for dative singular masculine and neuter. For reference, other dative singular forms include schwachem Mann and schwachem Kind, while the weak declension after determiners yields endings like dem guten Mann or dem guten Kind. Understanding schwachem requires basic knowledge of German adjective declension and how determiners influence adjective endings.