provokativ

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁovokaˈtiːf/
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Adjective

provokativ (strong nominative masculine singular provokativer, comparative provokativer, superlative am provokativsten)

  1. provocative

Declension

Swedish

Adjective

provokativ (comparative provokativare, superlative provokativast)

  1. provocative (constituting a provocation, (often) being provocative)
    en provokativ låt med en provokativ titel från ett provokativt punkband
    a provocative song with a provocative title from a provocative punk band

Usage notes

"Provocative" in the sense of "sexy" is utmanande. "En provokativ klänning" (a provocative dress) sounds like "a dress that tries to offend / offends."

Declension

Inflection of provokativ
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular provokativ provokativare provokativast
Neuter singular provokativt provokativare provokativast
Plural provokativa provokativare provokativast
Masculine plural3 provokative provokativare provokativast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 provokative provokativare provokativaste
All provokativa provokativare provokativaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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