negative
negativ – negativer – am negativsten
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negative
Expressing a rejecting, denying, or critical attitude; the opposite of positive.
Er hat eine sehr negative Einstellung und beschwert sich ständig über alles.
He has a very negative attitude and constantly complains about everything.
negative
Evaluated as bad, unfavorable, or harmful.
Der starke Regen hatte negative Auswirkungen auf die Ernte.
The heavy rain had negative effects on the harvest.
negative
The result of a test (medical, scientific) indicating that a substance, disease, or characteristic being looked for is not present.
Zum Glück war der Corona-Test negativ.
Fortunately, the COVID test was negative.
negative
In mathematics, describing a number that is less than zero.
Im Winter fallen die Temperaturen oft in den negativen Bereich.
In winter, temperatures often fall into the negative range.
| basic form | negativ |
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| comparative | negativer |
| superlative | am negativsten |
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In a medical or scientific context, a 'negatives' (negative) result is often good news. It means that what was being looked for (e.g., a disease) was not found.
Ihr Test auf die Grippe war negativ, Sie sind also nicht krank.
Your test for the flu was negative, so you are not sick.
When talking about opinions or reactions, 'negativ' (negative) is often combined with nouns such as 'Einstellung' (attitude), 'Haltung' (stance), 'Antwort' (answer), or 'Kritik' (criticism).
Seine negative Antwort auf meinen Vorschlag hat mich enttäuscht.
His negative answer to my suggestion disappointed me.
To describe an unfavorable effect, 'negativ' (negative) is often used with nouns such as 'Auswirkungen' (effects), 'Folgen' (consequences), or 'Einfluss' (influence).
Die Baustelle hatte negative Folgen für den Verkehr in der Innenstadt.
The construction site had negative consequences for traffic in the city center.
In mathematics or with temperatures, 'negativ' (negative) simply means 'below zero'. Watch for words like 'Zahl' (number), 'Temperatur' (temperature), or 'Grad' (degrees).
In der Nacht fiel die Temperatur in den negativen Bereich.
During the night, the temperature fell into the negative range.
minus
In mathematics, Negativ describes the property of a number being less than zero. Minus, by contrast, refers to the sign in front of the number or is used when reading that sign aloud. So a number is negativ and, for example, is read as Minus fünf.
Die Zahl -5 ist negativ.
The number -5 is negative.
Die Zahl -5 wird als Minus fünf gelesen.
The number -5 is read as minus five.
