negativo in Spanish: negative (adjective)

/neɣaˈtiβo/

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Translation

negative

Word origin

From Latin negativus, from negare ('to deny, to say no').

Origin: Latin
Root: negativus
English cognates: negative, negate, deny

Grammar

Femininenegativa

Masc pluralnegativos

Fem pluralnegativas

Examples

Your negative attitude does not help anyone.

The result of the test was negative.

Do not think about negative things all day.

We received a negative answer to our proposal.

She always sees the negative side of life.

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This word is part of lesson 34.