determinative

dɪˈtɜːmɪnətɪv

Definition

Definition of determinative - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

definingserving to establish or define something

The determinative factor in the study was age..

conclusive

decisive

definitive

decisivehaving the power to decide or settle

The judge's ruling was determinative of the case.

conclusive

decisive

definitive

Noun

decisive factorfactor that decisively affects the nature or outcome of something

In chess, controlling the center can be a determinative..

decider

influence

grammar

TECH.

word identifying a noun without modifying it

TECH.

The determinative 'the' specifies the noun in the phrase.

article

specifier

linguistics

TECH.

ideogram marking word categories in scripts

TECH.

The determinative clarified the word's meaning in the script.

classifier

marker

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Origin of determinative

Latin, determinare (to determine)

Examples of determinative in a sentence

Her determinative role shaped the project's direction.
Her opinion was determinative in the final decision.
The determinative factor was the evidence presented.
The weather was a determinative in canceling the event.
His decision was the determinative in the final outcome.
In 'those apples', 'those' is a determinative.

The word 'this' acts as a determinative in the sentence.
The scribe used a determinative to specify the noun.
In ancient scripts, a determinative often followed the verb.

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French:déterminant, facteur déterminant, ...
German:entscheidend, entscheidender Faktor, ...
Italian:determinante, fattore determinante, ...
Spanish:determinante, factor determinante, ...
Portuguese:determinante, artigo, ...
Chinese:关键的, 决定性因素, ...
Japanese:決定的な, 決定的要素, ...
Arabic:حاسِم, عامِل حاسِم, ...
Hebrew:מַכְרִיעַ, גּוֹרֵם מַכְרִיעַ, ...
Russian:определяющий, решающий фактор, ...
Ukrainian:визначальний, вирішальний фактор, ...
Hindi:निर्धारक, निर्णायक कारक, ...
Bengali:নির্ধারক, নির্ণায়ক, ...
Catalan:determinant, determinatiu, ...
Czech:určující, determinant, ...
Danish:afgørende, afgørende faktor, ...
Dutch:bepalend, bepalende factor, ...
Greek:καθοριστικός, καθοριστικός παράγοντας, ...
Hungarian:meghatározó, meghatározó tényező, ...
Khmer:កំណត់, កត្តាសម្រេចចិត្ត, ...
Korean:결정적인, 결정 요인, ...
Persian:تعیین‌کننده, عامل تعیین‌کننده, ...
Polish:decydujący, czynnik decydujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):determinante, palavra determinativa, ...
Romanian:determinant, element decisiv, ...
Swedish:avgörande, avgörande faktor, ...
Thai:กำหนด, ปัจจัยชี้ขาด, ...
Turkish:belirleyici, belirleyici faktör, ...
Vietnamese:quyết định, yếu tố quyết định, ...

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Adjective

Noun

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