zusätzlichen

Zusätzlichen is an inflected form of the German adjective zusätzlich, meaning additional or extra. It appears when the adjective modifies a noun and takes endings according to case, gender, and number, as determined by the surrounding determiner or the absence thereof. The form zusätzlichen is common in many grammatical contexts, particularly in phrases with definite articles or in plural constructions. The adjective can also appear in other endings, such as zusätzlich, zusätzliche, or zusätzlichen, depending on the grammatical setting.

Declension and usage are typical for attributive adjectives in German. After definite determiners in plural, for example, or in dative positions, the ending -en is common, yielding die zusätzlichen Informationen or mit zusätzlichen Informationen. In other cases, the endings vary, producing forms like den zusätzlichen Kosten (accusative/dative singular masculine or genitive plural in certain constructions) or der zusätzlichen Kosten (genitive plural). The form additionally appears in phrases such as zusätzliche Maßnahmen or zusätzlichen Anforderungen, illustrating its role across different syntactic environments.

Etymology and meaning: zusätzlich derives from the noun Zusatz (addition, supplement) with the adjectival suffix -lich, producing an adjective that means supplementary or extra. In addition to its attributive use, zusätzlich can function as an adverb meaning in addition or besides, though this adverbial use does not yield the -en form seen in attributive positions.

Examples:

- Die zusätzlichen Kosten belasten das Budget.

- Die zusätzlichen Informationen wurden veröffentlicht.

- Wir arbeiten mit zusätzlichen Informationen.

- Die Höhe der zusätzlichen Kosten ist gestiegen.