sympatische

Sympatische is not a separate dictionary entry in standard German; it is typically a misspelling or a spaced form of the adjective sympathisch in its inflected variants. The base adjective sympathisch means pleasant, likable, or agreeable and is used to describe people, places, or things that evoke positive feelings.

Etymology and related terms: the adjective derives from the concept of sympathy and is related to the noun Sympathie, which denotes a feeling of liking or affinity. The noun Sympathie is capitalized in German, while the adjective sympathisch remains lowercase. In English, a close equivalent is sympathetic, but the German sympathisch conveys “likable” or “pleasant” rather than the broader English sense of concern or pity.

Usage and grammar: sympathisch is an attributive adjective and agrees with gender and number. Examples:

- Ein sympathischer Mann (a likable man)

- Eine sympathische Frau (a likable woman)

- Ein sympathisches Kind (a likable child)

With definite articles: der sympathische Mann, die sympathische Frau, das sympathische Kind, die sympathischen Menschen.

Without articles or in strong declension: sympathische Menschen (plural nominative). Predicative: Sie ist sympathisch (She is likable).

Notes: People sometimes write sympatische by mistake; the correct feminine singular/ plural attributive form is sympathische. The term remains widely used in colloquial German to describe someone who is easy to like or socially pleasant.