verwendbarer

Verwendbarer is the declined form of the German adjective ver­wendbar, meaning usable or capable of being used. The base adjective is formed from the verb verwenden (to use) plus the suffix -bar, which signals potential usability. The term is commonly used to describe objects, materials, or ideas that can be put to a particular use.

In German grammar, ver­wendbar functions as an attributive adjective. Its ending changes with gender, number, and case, for example: masculine singular nominative ein verwendbarer Gegenstand; feminine singular nominative eine verwendbare Lösung; neuter singular nominatives ein verwendbares Werkzeug. Plural forms after a definite article are die verwendbaren Gegenstände, and without an article, used with strong inflection as verwendbare Gegenstände. In a predicative position, the base form ver­wendbar is usually used (Dieses Werkzeug ist verwendbar), and the declined form forms like verwendbarer are uncommon in pure predication.

Usage and nuances: ver­wendbar is frequently found in technical, legal, or product-related contexts to indicate that an item can be employed for a specified purpose. It is synonymous with brauchbar, nutzbar, or einsatzfähig in many cases, though each term carries slight stylistic or context-specific connotations. Verwendbarer as a standalone noun is not standard; proper noun-like usage would typically require capitalization and a different construction, such as der Verwendbare in specialized texts.

See also: ver­wendbar, brauchbar, nutzbar, einsatzfähig, Verwendung.