pozitivno

Pozitivno is a term used in several South Slavic languages, including Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Montenegrin, and Slovenian, meaning positive in the sense of favorable, optimistic, or affirmative. It functions as an adjective (pozitivan, pozitivna, pozitivno) and as an adverb (pozitivno).

Etymology and forms: the word derives from Latin positivus and entered Slavic languages through historical contact with Latin and Romance languages. In these languages the adjective agrees with gender and number: pozitivan (masculine singular), pozitivna (feminine singular), pozitivno (neuter singular). As an adverb, or in adjectival phrases, the form pozitiovno can also appear in some varieties, but pozitivno is the standard adverbial form meaning “positively.”

Usage: as an adjective, it describes a positive quality or outcome, e.g., pozitivan rezultat (positive result), pozitivna ocjena (positive grade). as an adverb, it means “in a positive way” or “positively,” e.g., razmišljati pozitivno (think positively). In scientific and medical contexts, pozitivno is used to indicate a positive finding or result, such as Test je pozitivan (The test is positive) or nalaz je pozitivan (the finding is positive). In everyday language, it commonly conveys optimism or favorable assessment, as in pozitivno raspoloženje (positive mood) or pozitivni trendovi (positive trends).

See also: negativno (negative), pozitivnost (positivity), pozitivan (the masculine form of the adjective).

Pozitivno thus functions as a versatile term across grammar, discourse, and specialized contexts, preserving a core sense of positivity and affirmative evaluation.