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
A nominalized form of the adjective 'schlecht' (bad). The '-em' suffix marks the dative singular case for masculine and neuter nouns.
Memory Tips
Think of 'das Schlechte' as 'that which is bad'. In the dative case, for example after 'mit' (with), it changes to 'mit Schlechtem'.