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Danish
Etymology
From French démonstratif.
Adjective
demonstrativ
- (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
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Superlative
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| Indefinte common singular
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demonstrativ
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| Indefinite neuter singular
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demonstrativt
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| Plural
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demonstrative
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| Definite attributive1
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demonstrative
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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.
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Derived terms
Further reading
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
demonstrativ (strong nominative masculine singular demonstrativer, comparative demonstrativer, superlative am demonstrativsten)
- demonstrative
Declension
Positive forms of demonstrativ
Comparative forms of demonstrativ
Superlative forms of demonstrativ
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French démonstratif, from Latin demonstrativus. By surface analysis, demonstra + -tiv.
Adjective
demonstrativ m or n (feminine singular demonstrativă, masculine plural demonstrativi, feminine and neuter plural demonstrative)
- demonstrative
Declension