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Negativize vs Negativized - What's the difference?

negativize | negativized |

As verbs the difference between negativize and negativized

is that negativize is to make negative while negativized is past tense of negativize.

negativize

English

Verb

(negativiz)
  • (grammar) To make negative.
  • * 2004 , Samuel Elmo Martin, A reference grammar of Japanese (page 80)
    • It is possible to negativize dame and say dame zya nai 'it isn't no-good', to deny dame' da; but you can not negativize ikenai, so that instead of *ikenaku nai you will say wa'ruku nai 'it isn't bad'.

    Related terms

    * negate * negativization

    negativized

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (negativize)

    • negativize

    English

    Verb

    (negativiz)
  • (grammar) To make negative.
  • * 2004 , Samuel Elmo Martin, A reference grammar of Japanese (page 80)
    • It is possible to negativize dame and say dame zya nai 'it isn't no-good', to deny dame' da; but you can not negativize ikenai, so that instead of *ikenaku nai you will say wa'ruku nai 'it isn't bad'.

    Related terms

    * negate * negativization