demonstrativ

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
Common singular demonstrativ — —2
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

  • demonstrativt
  • demonstrativt pronomen

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /demɔnstʀaˈtiːf/

Adjective

demonstrativ (comparative demonstrativer, superlative am demonstrativsten)

  1. demonstrative

Declension

Comparative forms of demonstrativ
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
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
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