demonstrativ
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom French démonstratif.
Adjective
editdemonstrativ
- (grammar) demonstrative
- ostentatious, unsubtly expressing an opinion without actually articulating it
- 2017, Lisbeth Werner, Puk sætter rekord, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
- ... Karen ... smækkede døren efter sig på en meget demonstrativ måde.
- Karen slammed the door behind in a very ostentatious way.
- 2015, Katrine Marie Guldager, København, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:
- Hun tog et stort sug af cigaretten og pustede røgen ud på en meget demonstrativ måde.
- She inhaled deeply from the cigarette and exhaled the smoke in a very ostentatious way.
- 2013, Morten Hesseldahl, En tid til at dø, Modtryk, →ISBN:
- “En beskeden mand,” siger Kasper. “Beskeden på en meget demonstrativ måde i så fald.
- "A modest man," Kasper says. "In that case, modest in a very ostentatious way.
Inflection
editInflection of demonstrativ | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | demonstrativ | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | demonstrativt | — | —2 |
Plural | demonstrative | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | demonstrative | — | — |
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. |
Derived terms
editFurther reading
editGerman
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editdemonstrativ (strong nominative masculine singular demonstrativer, comparative demonstrativer, superlative am demonstrativsten)
Declension
editPositive forms of demonstrativ
Comparative forms of demonstrativ
Superlative forms of demonstrativ
Further reading
edit- “demonstrativ” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “demonstrativ” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French démonstratif, from Latin demonstrativus. By surface analysis, demonstra + -tiv.
Adjective
editdemonstrativ m or n (feminine singular demonstrativă, masculine plural demonstrativi, feminine and neuter plural demonstrative)
Declension
editDeclension of demonstrativ
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | demonstrativ | demonstrativă | demonstrativi | demonstrative | ||
definite | demonstrativul | demonstrativa | demonstrativii | demonstrativele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | demonstrativ | demonstrative | demonstrativi | demonstrative | ||
definite | demonstrativului | demonstrativei | demonstrativilor | demonstrativelor |
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