adversative

English

Alternative forms

• adversitive

Etymology

From Latin adversativus (“of conjunctions, expressing opposition”).

Adjective

adversative (not comparable)

2. (linguistics) Expressing opposition or difference.
   • 1992, Raymond F. Collins, Divorce in the New Testament, page 155:

     In Matthew's Q-source, this short sentence may have been introduced by the strong adversative conjunction, "but" (alla).

4. (linguistics) Expressing adverse effect.
   • 2002, Shoichi Iwasaki, Japanese‎^[1], page 146:

     In an adversative causative, the "causer" has only a nominal status and is, in actuality, a victim of the situation ...

   • 2004, Umberto Ansaldo, “The evolution of Singapore English”, in Lisa Lim, editor, Singapore English: A Grammatical Description, page 138:

     This type of 'get-passive' typically bears adversative connotation, i.e. it is not used to express passives if the patient is not somewhat negatively affected by the event.

   • 2014, Naomi H. McGloin et al., Modern Japanese Grammar: A Practical Guide, page 114:

     The adversative passive sentence expresses that the subject of the sentence is affected, usually adversely, by what is expressed in the rest of the sentence.

Derived terms

• adversatively
• adversativeness
• adversativity

 

Translations

expressing opposition or difference

• Finnish: adversatiivinen (fi)
• French: adversatif (fr)
• German: adversativ (de)
• Hungarian: ellentétes (hu)
• Polish: adwersatywny
• Portuguese: adversativo (pt)
• Spanish: adversativo (es)

Translations

• Polish: adwersatywny

Noun

adversative (plural adversatives)

1. (rare, dated) Something, particularly a clause or conjunction, which is adversative.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ad.vɛʁ.sa.tiv/

• Audio:

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• Homophone: adversatives

Adjective

adversative

1. feminine singular of adversatif

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

adversative

1. inflection of adversativ:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular