konträr
contrary
Opposing or contradictory; incompatible with each other.
EXAMPLE
Die beiden Parteien vertreten konträre Positionen.
The two parties take contrary positions.
konträr
contrary
konträr – konträrer – am konträrsten
Checking...
Loading your saved state.
Meanings
konträr
contrary
In logic: having the property that two statements cannot both be true at the same time, although both can be false.
EXAMPLE
Die Aussagen „Alle Vögel können fliegen“ und „Kein Vogel kann fliegen“ sind konträr.
The statements 'All birds can fly' and 'No bird can fly' are contrary.
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry konträr, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | konträr |
|---|---|
| comparative | konträrer |
| superlative | am konträrsten |
After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Add the ending to konträr.
After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Add the ending to konträr.
Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
Add the ending to konträr.
Usage tips
Preposition 'zu'
'Konträr' (contrary) can be used with 'zu' and the dative when two positions or interests are opposed to each other.
EXAMPLE
Seine Forderungen sind konträr zu den Zielen der Organisation.
His demands are contrary to the organization's goals.
Typical collocations
In this meaning, 'konträr' (contrary) often appears with words such as 'Positionen' (positions), 'Meinungen' (opinions), 'Interessen' (interests), or 'Entwicklungen' (developments). It usually describes a clear opposition between two sides.
EXAMPLE
Die beiden Gutachten kommen zu konträren Einschätzungen.
The two expert reports reach contrary assessments.
Logical technical term
The logical meaning is found mainly in technical texts about propositional logic. There, contrary statements are treated as a pair and often analyzed together.
EXAMPLE
Im Seminar untersuchten wir, ob die beiden Aussagen konträr zueinander sind.
In the seminar, we examined whether the two statements were contrary to each other.
In real life
Loading video examples...