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negativ

negative

negativ as an adjective

Meaning

negative

In Swedish: som går i icke önskad riktning

Forms

Forms of negativ
Basic form	negativ	with en-words
Neuter	negativt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	negativa	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	negativare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	negativast	“-est”, “most …”

negativ as a noun(ett negativ)

Meaning

negative

In Swedish: fotografisk film där motivets ljus blir skugga och skuggan ljus

Forms

Forms of negativ
Singular, indefinite	ett negativ
Singular, definite	negativet
Plural, indefinite	negativ
Plural, definite	negativen

negativ is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort negativ, det stora negativet. Check another noun

Practise negativ

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What does negativ mean?

negativ in a sentence

provet var negativt
the test was negative
en negativ utveckling
a negative trend
ordet har fått en negativ klang
the word has a negative ring to it
tidningarna gav en negativ bild av händelsen
the papers gave a negative picture of the incident

Questions

What does negativ mean in English?

negativ means “negative”.

Is it en negativ or ett negativ?

It is ett negativ, and “the negative” is negativet.

What is the plural of negativ?

negativ doesn't change in the plural: ett negativ, två negativ (definite: negativen).

Similar words

avog

Nearby common words

negativ is number 3,118 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,114följande following
3,115angel a pike hook
3,116avrätta execute, put to death
3,117skett taken place, come about
3,119dumhet stupidity, thoughtlessness
3,120nagel nail
3,121tekniskt Technical, innovated
3,122missförstånd misunderstanding

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary