vorstellbaren

Vorstellbaren is the inflected form of the German adjective vorstellbar, meaning concealable, conceivable, or imaginable. It describes things that can be imagined or conceived. The form appears in various cases, for example as a predicative complement in Es ist vorstellbar, dass... and as an attributive adjective with declined endings: der vorstellbare Plan, die vorstellbare Idee, die vorstellbaren Möglichkeiten. In dative or genitive phrases you may encounter dem vorstellbaren Plan, der vorstellbaren Idee, oder den vorstellbaren Möglichkeiten.

Usage and nuance: vorstellbar emphasizes cognitive possibility rather than factual certainty, ranging from everyday hypotheticals to broader philosophical considerations. Common constructions include Es ist vorstellbar, dass..., das ist eine vorstellbare Lösung, and diese vorstellbaren Risiken. In translations, vorstellbar is usually rendered as conceiv able or imaginable. In formal or scientific contexts it signals something that can be contemplated or reasoned about, not necessarily proven or probable.

Origin and related terms: vorstellbar derives from vorstellen (to imagine or to present) plus the suffix -bar, meaning able to be. The noun Vorstellung covers imagination, concept, or presentation. Related terms include Vorstellbarkeit (conceivability or imaginability) and Unvorstellbarkeit (unimaginability). The word forms part of common German expressions for hypothetical scenarios, risk assessment, and discussions of theoretical possibilities.