dem Schlechten
Translation
the bad (dative), evil (dative)
Examples
Er hat mit Schlechtem nichts zu tun.
He has nothing to do with bad things.
Sie wendet sich vom Schlechten ab.
She turns away from evil.
Grammar Patterns
mit+3 with sth. He has nothing to do mit Schlechtem.
von+3 from sth. She turns away vom Schlechten.
Similar Words
Synonyms: das Böse (evil)
Etymology
This is a nominalized adjective from 'schlecht' (bad). The '-em' ending is for the dative singular masculine/neuter case.
Memory Tips
'das Schlechte' means 'the bad thing'. It becomes 'Schlechtem' in the dative case, often after prepositions like 'mit' or 'von'.