negativ

See also: Negativ and negatív

Albanian

Adjective

negativ (feminine negative, masculine plural negativë, feminine plural negative)

1. negative

Further reading

• “negativ”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• “negativ”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian негатив (negativ).

Noun

negativ

1. negative

Declension

Declension of negativ

	singular	plural
nominative	negativ	negativler
genitive	negativniñ	negativlerniñ
dative	negativge	negativlerge
accusative	negativni	negativlerni
locative	negativde	negativlerde
ablative	negativden	negativlerden

References

• “negativ”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛɡatɪf]
• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛɡatiːf]
• Hyphenation: ne‧ga‧tiv

Noun

negativ m inan

1. (photography) negative

Declension

Declension of negativ (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	negativ	negativy
genitive	negativu	negativů
dative	negativu	negativům
accusative	negativ	negativy
vocative	negative	negativy
locative	negativu	negativech
instrumental	negativem	negativy

Related terms

• See negace

Further reading

• “negativ”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “negativ”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “negativ”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

Noun

negativ n (singular definite negativet, plural indefinite negativer)

1. (photography) negative

Declension

Declension of negativ

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	negativ	negativet	negativer	negativerne
genitive	negativs	negativets	negativers	negativernes

Adjective

negativ

1. (mathematics, and other senses) negative

Inflection

Inflection of negativ

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	negativ	mere negativ	mest negativ2
indefinite neuter singular	negativt	mere negativ	mest negativ2
plural	negative	mere negativ	mest negativ2
definite attributive1	negative	mere negativ	mest negative

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Related terms

• negativitet

References

• “negativ” in Den Danske Ordbog

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneːɡaˌtiːf/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛɡɐˌtiːf/ (variant in common speech)

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Adjective

negativ (strong nominative masculine singular negativer, comparative negativer, superlative am negativsten)

1. negative (undesirable)

   Die negativen Folgen dieses Vorgehens werden jetzt deutlich. ― The negative consequences of this course of action are now becoming apparent.

2. negative, negatory

   Die Antwort auf meine Anfrage war negativ. ― The answer to my request was negative.

3. negative (less than zero)

   Die Multiplikation von zwei negativen Zahlen ergibt eine positive Zahl. ― Multiplying two negative numbers produces a positive number.

4. negative (producing no evidence)

   Der Test auf Kokain hat ein negatives Ergebnis gebracht. ― The test for cocaine has produced a negative result.

5. negative, pessimistic, not fun-loving

   Warum bist du denn heute so negativ? ― Why are you so negative today?

Declension

Positive forms of negativ

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist negativ	sie ist negativ	es ist negativ	sie sind negativ
strong declension (without article)	nominative	negativer	negative	negatives	negative
	genitive	negativen	negativer	negativen	negativer
	dative	negativem	negativer	negativem	negativen
	accusative	negativen	negative	negatives	negative
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der negative	die negative	das negative	die negativen
	genitive	des negativen	der negativen	des negativen	der negativen
	dative	dem negativen	der negativen	dem negativen	den negativen
	accusative	den negativen	die negative	das negative	die negativen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein negativer	eine negative	ein negatives	(keine) negativen
	genitive	eines negativen	einer negativen	eines negativen	(keiner) negativen
	dative	einem negativen	einer negativen	einem negativen	(keinen) negativen
	accusative	einen negativen	eine negative	ein negatives	(keine) negativen

Comparative forms of negativ

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist negativer	sie ist negativer	es ist negativer	sie sind negativer
strong declension (without article)	nominative	negativerer	negativere	negativeres	negativere
	genitive	negativeren	negativerer	negativeren	negativerer
	dative	negativerem	negativerer	negativerem	negativeren
	accusative	negativeren	negativere	negativeres	negativere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der negativere	die negativere	das negativere	die negativeren
	genitive	des negativeren	der negativeren	des negativeren	der negativeren
	dative	dem negativeren	der negativeren	dem negativeren	den negativeren
	accusative	den negativeren	die negativere	das negativere	die negativeren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein negativerer	eine negativere	ein negativeres	(keine) negativeren
	genitive	eines negativeren	einer negativeren	eines negativeren	(keiner) negativeren
	dative	einem negativeren	einer negativeren	einem negativeren	(keinen) negativeren
	accusative	einen negativeren	eine negativere	ein negativeres	(keine) negativeren

Superlative forms of negativ

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist am negativsten	sie ist am negativsten	es ist am negativsten	sie sind am negativsten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	negativster	negativste	negativstes	negativste
	genitive	negativsten	negativster	negativsten	negativster
	dative	negativstem	negativster	negativstem	negativsten
	accusative	negativsten	negativste	negativstes	negativste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der negativste	die negativste	das negativste	die negativsten
	genitive	des negativsten	der negativsten	des negativsten	der negativsten
	dative	dem negativsten	der negativsten	dem negativsten	den negativsten
	accusative	den negativsten	die negativste	das negativste	die negativsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein negativster	eine negativste	ein negativstes	(keine) negativsten
	genitive	eines negativsten	einer negativsten	eines negativsten	(keiner) negativsten
	dative	einem negativsten	einer negativsten	einem negativsten	(keinen) negativsten
	accusative	einen negativsten	eine negativste	ein negativstes	(keine) negativsten

Further reading

• “negativ” in Duden online
• “negativ” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin negativus.

Adjective

negativ (neuter singular negativt, definite singular and plural negative)

1. negative

References

• “negativ” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin negativus.

Adjective

negativ (neuter singular negativt, definite singular and plural negative)

1. negative

References

• “negativ” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian negativo or Latin negativus or French negatif or German negativ. Equivalent to nega +‎ -tiv.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

negativ m or n (feminine singular negativă, masculine plural negativi, feminine and neuter plural negative)

1. negative

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	negativ		negativă		negativi	negative
	definite	negativul		negativa		negativii	negativele
genitive- dative	indefinite	negativ		negative		negativi	negative
	definite	negativului		negativei		negativilor	negativelor

Noun

negativ n (plural negative)

1. (photography) negative

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	negativ	negativul		negative	negativele
genitive-dative	negativ	negativului		negative	negativelor
vocative	negativule			negativelor

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Adjective

negativ (comparative negativare, superlative negativast)

1. negative; of the same electric charge as an electron
2. (of a number) less than zero
3. negative; with a pessimistic view

Inflection

Inflection of negativ

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	negativ	negativare	negativast
neuter singular	negativt	negativare	negativast
plural	negativa	negativare	negativast
masculine plural2	negative	negativare	negativast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	negative	negativare	negativaste
all	negativa	negativare	negativaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

• negativitet
• neggo

Noun

negativ n

1. (photography) negative

Declension

Declension of negativ

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	negativ	negativs
	definite	negativet	negativets
plural	indefinite	negativ	negativs
	definite	negativen	negativens

Veps

Etymology

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Noun

negativ

1. (photography) negative

Inflection

Inflection of negativ (inflection type 5/sana)
nominative sing.	negativ
genitive sing.	negativan
partitive sing.	negativad
partitive plur.	negativoid
	singular	plural
nominative	negativ	negativad
accusative	negativan	negativad
genitive	negativan	negativoiden
partitive	negativad	negativoid
essive-instructive	negativan	negativoin
translative	negativaks	negativoikš
inessive	negativas	negativoiš
elative	negativaspäi	negativoišpäi
illative	negativaha	negativoihe
adessive	negatival	negativoil
ablative	negativalpäi	negativoilpäi
allative	negativale	negativoile
abessive	negativata	negativoita
comitative	negativanke	negativoidenke
prolative	negativadme	negativoidme
approximative I	negativanno	negativoidenno
approximative II	negativannoks	negativoidennoks
egressive	negativannopäi	negativoidennopäi
terminative I	negativahasai	negativoihesai
terminative II	negativalesai	negativoilesai
terminative III	negativassai	—
additive I	negativahapäi	negativoihepäi
additive II	negativalepäi	negativoilepäi

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “негатив”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[2], Petrozavodsk: Periodika