positiven
Positiven is the declined form of the German adjective positiv. It is not a separate word with its own meaning; it is the inflected ending used to mark grammatical features such as case, gender, and number when the adjective modifies a noun. The form is most common after definite determiners, where adjectives typically follow the weak declension.
Examples illustrate its use with definite articles:
- Den positiven Mann (masculine, accusative, definite article)
- Der positiven Frau (feminine, dative, definite article)
- Dem positiven Kind (neuter, dative, definite article)
- Die positiven Ergebnisse (plural, nominative, definite article)
- Den positiven Ergebnissen (plural, dative, definite article)
Positiven also appears in the strong declension without a definite determiner:
- Positiver Mann (masculine, nominative, strong declension)
- Positive Frau (feminine, nominative, strong)
- Positives Kind (neuter, nominative, strong)
- Positive Ergebnisse (plural, nominative, strong)
In other cases with no article, the endings vary according to standard German adjective declension rules.
- Mit positiven Ergebnissen (dative plural, no article)
- Positiven marks endings that indicate case, number, and gender when the adjective modifies a noun.
- The form is part of the broader system of German adjective declension, which changes the ending
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