grammatikalisch
grammatical
Relating to grammar, that is, the rules for forming word forms and sentences.
EXAMPLE
Im Unterricht üben wir verschiedene grammatikalische Regeln.
In class, we practice various grammatical rules.
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Meanings
grammatikalisch
grammatical
Conforming to the rules of grammar; linguistically correct in terms of word forms and sentence structure.
EXAMPLE
Seine Mails sind verständlich, aber nicht immer grammatikalisch richtig.
His emails are understandable, but not always grammatically correct.
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry grammatikalisch, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | grammatikalisch |
|---|
After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Add the ending to grammatikalisch.
After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Add the ending to grammatikalisch.
Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
Add the ending to grammatikalisch.
Usage tips
Word formation
'Grammatikalisch' (grammatical) is formed from 'Grammatik' (grammar) and the ending '-alisch'. The ending turns the noun into an adjective that expresses a connection to grammar.
EXAMPLE
Die grammatikalischen Grundlagen werden am Anfang des Kurses erklärt.
The grammatical fundamentals are explained at the beginning of the course.
Typical collocations
In the meaning 'relating to grammar', 'grammatikalisch' (grammatical) frequently appears with words such as 'Regel' (rule), 'Struktur' (structure), 'Analyse' (analysis), or 'Fehler' (mistake).
EXAMPLE
Die Lehrerin erklärte uns eine wichtige grammatikalische Regel.
The teacher explained an important grammatical rule to us.
Combinations with 'korrekt' and 'falsch'
In combinations such as 'grammatikalisch korrekt' (grammatically correct) and 'grammatikalisch falsch' (grammatically incorrect), 'grammatikalisch' means 'in Bezug auf die Grammatik' (in relation to grammar). It further specifies the adjectives 'korrekt' (correct) and 'falsch' (incorrect).
EXAMPLE
Der kurze Satz ist grammatikalisch korrekt, obwohl seine Bedeutung unklar bleibt.
The short sentence is grammatically correct, although its meaning remains unclear.
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