zulässige

Zulässige is the inflected form of the German adjective zulässig, meaning permissible, allowable, or admissible. It is used to describe something that is considered legally, practically, or normatively allowed in a given context. The word can function attributively before a noun (eine zulässige Lösung, zulässige Anwendungen) or predicatively in a sentence (Die Antwort ist zulässig).

Origin and meaning: zulässig derives from the verb zulassen (to allow) with the adjectival suffix -ig, which yields a meaning of "able to be allowed" or simply "permissible." The form zulässig shares its meaning across legal, technical, scientific, and general usage.

Grammar and examples: as an attributive adjective, zulässig takes different endings depending on gender, number, and article. Examples include: eine zulässige Lösung (feminine singular, indefinite article), das zulässige Verfahren (neuter singular, definite article), die zulässigen Grenzwerte (plural, definite article), zulässige Antworten (plural, no article). In legal and regulatory language, zulässig often appears in phrases such as zulässige Beweise (admissible evidence) or zulässige Nutzung (permissible use).

Related concepts: the antonym is unzulässig (not permissible), used similarly to express prohibition or non-compliance. The noun form is Zulässigkeit, referring to permissibility or admissibility. In some contexts, especially formal writing, the bare noun form das Zulässige may appear as a nominalized use, but it is less common than Zulässigkeit.

See also: Zulässigkeit, Unzulässig, Admissible (in cross-language discussions).