meditativ
meditative
Related to or based on meditation; serving inner reflection and calm.
EXAMPLE
Die meditativ angeleitete Übung half ihr, zur Ruhe zu kommen.
The guided meditation exercise helped her calm down.
meditativ
meditative
meditativ – meditativer – am meditativsten
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Meanings
meditativ
meditative
Withdrawn and quietly thinking about something.
EXAMPLE
Er saß meditativ am Fenster und betrachtete den fallenden Schnee.
He sat meditatively by the window, watching the falling snow.
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry meditativ, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | meditativ |
|---|---|
| comparative | meditativer |
| superlative | am meditativsten |
After der, die, das
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| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
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| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
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| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
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Usage tips
Word family
You can recognize the connection to „meditieren“ (to meditate) and „Meditation“ (meditation) from the shared letter sequence „medit-“. Learn these words as a word family so that you can recognize the adjective more easily.
EXAMPLE
Zum Abschluss des Kurses machen wir eine meditative Atemübung.
At the end of the course, we do a meditative breathing exercise.
Context clues
In exercises or instructions, „meditativ“ (meditative) usually indicates a connection to meditation. When it describes how someone sits, looks, or remains silent, however, it does not necessarily mean that they are consciously meditating.
EXAMPLE
Die Therapeutin leitet eine meditative Übung zur Entspannung an.
The therapist guides a meditative relaxation exercise.
Sie saß meditativ auf der Terrasse und blickte über die Felder.
She sat meditatively on the terrace, gazing out over the fields.
Typical collocations
Common collocations include „meditative Musik“ (meditative music), „meditative Übungen“ (meditative exercises), and „eine meditative Wirkung“ (a meditative effect). With „Wirkung“ (effect), you can describe the influence that sounds or an activity, for example, have on people.
EXAMPLE
Das gleichmäßige Rauschen des Wassers hat eine meditative Wirkung auf mich.
The steady sound of the water has a meditative effect on me.
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