ネガティブ

Japanese

Alternative forms

• ネガティヴ (negativu)
• (shortening) ネガ (nega)

Etymology

Borrowed from English negative.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ネ​ガティブ [néꜜgàtìbù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ne̞ɡa̠tʲibɯ̟ᵝ]

Adjective

ネガティブ • (negatibu) -na (adnominal ネガティブな (negatibu na na), adverbial ネガティブに (negatibu ni ni))

1. negative; pessimistic

   ネガティブさん

   negatibu-san

   pessimist

   ネガな事(こと)を言(い)う

   nega na koto o iu

   to say negative things

Antonyms

• ポジティブ (pojitibu)

Noun

ネガティブ • (negatibu) 

1. (photography) a negative