adjective
negative
B1
negativ: adjective meaning negative (unfavorable, minus, or not positive). Gradable: comparative negativer, superlative am negativsten. Used attributively or predicatively; declines with noun endings. Antonym 'positiv'. No special preposition or reflexivity. Common in evaluations, test results, attitudes, or numbers in everyday speech.
Examples
Seine Reaktion war sehr negativ, also haben wir das Angebot abgelehnt.
His reaction was very negative, so we turned down the offer.
Der Test fiel negativ aus, obwohl die Symptome nur leicht waren.
The test came back negative, although the symptoms were only mild.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a red minus sign over a word to show something is 'negativ'
negative — looks and sounds similar in English
Notes
Used both for attitudes (a negative attitude) and test results (a negative result).