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negativ
negative /ne.ɡaˈtiv/
adjective#1983 most common
Also: negative (photographic film print), negative (electric pole/charge)
Example sentences
Rezultatul testului este negativ.
The test result is negative.
Am un gând negativ despre asta.
I have a negative thought about that.
Bateria are un pol pozitiv și unul negativ.
The battery has a positive pole and a negative one.
Criticii au avut o reacție negativă la filmul nou.
Critics had a negative reaction to the new film.
Impactul negativ al schimbărilor climatice asupra agriculturii devine tot mai evident.
The negative impact of climate change on agriculture is becoming increasingly evident.
Deși testul PCR a ieșit negativ, medicul a recomandat izolare preventivă din cauza simptomelor persistente.
Although the PCR test came back negative, the doctor recommended preventive isolation because of persistent symptoms.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | negativ | negativi |
| Genitive | negativ | negativi |
| Accusative | negativ | negativi |
| Vocative | negativ | negativi |
Word family
a negato deny
negațienegation
negativitatenegativity
negatorone who denies, denier
pozitivpositive (opposite)Etymology
Romanian borrowed "negativ" from French "négatif" during the 19th-century modernization of its vocabulary, when many scientific and abstract terms were imported or re-Latinized. The ultimate source is Latin "negativus", built on the verb "negare", to deny or say no. The word entered Romanian alongside its opposite, "pozitiv", as part of the same wave of learned borrowings.
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