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tragischen

Tragischen is the inflected form of the German adjective tragisch, meaning “tragic.” It is not a standalone lexeme but a grammatical ending used after definite articles or other determiners that mark case, gender, and number. In practice, tragischen appears in several singular and plural forms depending on the noun it modifies and the case.

In grammar, tragischen functions as a weak inflection ending. It commonly appears after definite determinants in

Meaning and nuance-wise, tragischen conveys the sense of something related to tragedy or of a tragic nature.

Etymology: tragisch comes from the German word for tragedy, itself borrowed from Greek tragikos via Latin tragicus.

Examples:

- Die tragischen Ereignisse veränderten die Stadt.

- Den tragischen Mann trafen wir am Bahnhof.

- Der Mann half der tragischen Frau.

See also: tragisch, Tragik, Tragödie.

plural
(die
tragischen
Ereignisse)
and
in
singular
masculine
accusative
(den
tragischen
Mann).
It
also
appears
in
singular
feminine
or
plural
forms
in
other
cases,
such
as
der
tragischen
Frau
(dative
or
genitive
singular)
and
den
tragischen
Ereignissen
(dative
plural).
It
is
used
to
describe
events,
persons,
or
situations
that
have
a
somber,
fateful,
or
morally
weighty
character,
distinct
from
the
broader
sense
of
sadness
conveyed
by
traurig.
The
adjective
has
a
corresponding
noun
Tragedie/Tragik,
and
tragischen
is
one
of
its
inflected
forms
used
in
standard
German
grammar.