demonstrativ

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Danish

Etymology

From French démonstratif.

Adjective

demonstrativ

  1. (grammar) demonstrative
  2. 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

Inflection of demonstrativ
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

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /demɔnstʁaˈtiːf/
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Adjective

demonstrativ (strong nominative masculine singular demonstrativer, comparative demonstrativer, superlative am demonstrativsten)

  1. demonstrative

Declension

Positive forms of demonstrativ
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist demonstrativ sie ist demonstrativ es ist demonstrativ sie sind demonstrativ
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative demonstrativer demonstrative demonstratives demonstrative
genitive demonstrativen demonstrativer demonstrativen demonstrativer
dative demonstrativem demonstrativer demonstrativem demonstrativen
accusative demonstrativen demonstrative demonstratives demonstrative
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der demonstrative die demonstrative das demonstrative die demonstrativen
genitive des demonstrativen der demonstrativen des demonstrativen der demonstrativen
dative dem demonstrativen der demonstrativen dem demonstrativen den demonstrativen
accusative den demonstrativen die demonstrative das demonstrative die demonstrativen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein demonstrativer eine demonstrative ein demonstratives (keine) demonstrativen
genitive eines demonstrativen einer demonstrativen eines demonstrativen (keiner) demonstrativen
dative einem demonstrativen einer demonstrativen einem demonstrativen (keinen) demonstrativen
accusative einen demonstrativen eine demonstrative ein demonstratives (keine) demonstrativen
Comparative forms of demonstrativ
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist demonstrativer sie ist demonstrativer es ist demonstrativer sie sind demonstrativer
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative demonstrativerer demonstrativere demonstrativeres demonstrativere
genitive demonstrativeren demonstrativerer demonstrativeren demonstrativerer
dative demonstrativerem demonstrativerer demonstrativerem demonstrativeren
accusative demonstrativeren demonstrativere demonstrativeres demonstrativere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der demonstrativere die demonstrativere das demonstrativere die demonstrativeren
genitive des demonstrativeren der demonstrativeren des demonstrativeren der demonstrativeren
dative dem demonstrativeren der demonstrativeren dem demonstrativeren den demonstrativeren
accusative den demonstrativeren die demonstrativere das demonstrativere die demonstrativeren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein demonstrativerer eine demonstrativere ein demonstrativeres (keine) demonstrativeren
genitive eines demonstrativeren einer demonstrativeren eines demonstrativeren (keiner) demonstrativeren
dative einem demonstrativeren einer demonstrativeren einem demonstrativeren (keinen) demonstrativeren
accusative einen demonstrativeren eine demonstrativere ein demonstrativeres (keine) demonstrativeren
Superlative forms of demonstrativ
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am demonstrativsten sie ist am demonstrativsten es ist am demonstrativsten sie sind am demonstrativsten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative demonstrativster demonstrativste demonstrativstes demonstrativste
genitive demonstrativsten demonstrativster demonstrativsten demonstrativster
dative demonstrativstem demonstrativster demonstrativstem demonstrativsten
accusative demonstrativsten demonstrativste demonstrativstes demonstrativste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der demonstrativste die demonstrativste das demonstrativste die demonstrativsten
genitive des demonstrativsten der demonstrativsten des demonstrativsten der demonstrativsten
dative dem demonstrativsten der demonstrativsten dem demonstrativsten den demonstrativsten
accusative den demonstrativsten die demonstrativste das demonstrativste die demonstrativsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein demonstrativster eine demonstrativste ein demonstrativstes (keine) demonstrativsten
genitive eines demonstrativsten einer demonstrativsten eines demonstrativsten (keiner) demonstrativsten
dative einem demonstrativsten einer demonstrativsten einem demonstrativsten (keinen) demonstrativsten
accusative einen demonstrativsten eine demonstrativste ein demonstrativstes (keine) demonstrativsten

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)

  1. demonstrative

Declension

Declension of demonstrativ
singular plural
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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