technischem

Technischem is the dative singular form of the German adjective technisch, used before a masculine or neuter noun when there is no determiner in front of the noun. It is a result of the strong declension of adjectives in German grammar, which assigns endings based on case, gender, and number. The form technischem is specifically used for dative singular neuter and masculine nouns in bare adjective constructions or after prepositions that require the dative case.

In contrast, when an article or determiner is present, the adjective takes a different ending. For example, with a definite article in the dative, one would say dem technischen Gerät (masculine or neuter, dative); here the ending is -en rather than -em. The strong declension often appears in phrases like mit technischem Gerät or aus technischem Grund, where no determiner precedes the noun and the noun is in the dative case.

Etymology and usage context: technisch derives from Technik, meaning related to technology or technique, and the suffix -isch forms the adjective meaning “technical.” Technischem, as a case form, is not a standalone noun but a grammatical inflection of the adjective used to describe a noun in a specific syntactic position. It frequently occurs in technical writing, manuals, and descriptive text where nouns are directly preceded by adjectives without an article, such as mit technischem Gerät (with technical equipment) or aus technischem Grund (for technical reasons).