double negative

ˈdʌbəl ˈnɛɡətɪv
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Translation of double negative into German

Noun

1.

grammar rule

TECH.
two negatives used together in a clause for a single negative effect
TECH.
doppelte Verneinung doppeltes Negativ
  • Saying 'I don't know nothing' is a double negative..'Ich weiß nichts' zu sagen ist eine doppelte Verneinung
2.

language

TECH.US
affirmative meaning from two negatives
TECH.US
Doppelte Verneinung doppelte Negation
  • A double negative can confuse the meaning in English sentences.Eine doppelte Verneinung kann die Bedeutung in englischen Sätzen verwirren.
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Synonyms and analogies of double negative in English

n.double negationMore synonyms

Examples of double negative in a sentence

  • Avoid using a double negative in formal writing.
  • Using a double negative can confuse listeners.
  • The teacher explained how a double negative works.

Translations of "double negative" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
doppelte Verneinungn.

He's sold us on, like, a double negative.

Er hat uns die doppelte Verneinung verkauft.

A double negative uses two negative words in the same clause to express a single negative idea.

Eine doppelte Verneinung verwendet zwei negative Worte im gleichen Satz, um einen einzelnen negativen Gedanken auszudrücken.

doppeltes Negativ

The show in Central Park is a double negative of this journey and is being shot in darkness.

Die Show im Central Park ist ein doppeltes Negativ dieser Reise.

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Or is that a double negative?

Ist das überhaupt eine doppelte Verneinung?

That's 70% for us, accounting for the double negative you just used.

Das sind 70% für uns, bedenkt man die doppelte Verneinung, die du gerade benutzt hast.

You've just used a double negative.

Das war doppelte Verneinung.

"Didn't do nothing" is a double negative, infers the positive.

Sonst wäre es eine doppelte Verneinung, und das wiederum wäre eine Bejahung.

"Don't got no" is a double negative.

"Nicht mal keine" ist eine doppelte Verneinung.

Pardon? That's a double negative, so I understand that can be confusing.

Eine doppelte Verneinung, sie kann etwas verwirrend sein.

A particular feature of Afrikaans is its use of the double negative.

Eine Besonderheit des Afrikaans ist die doppelte Verneinung.

In Shakespeare's day, the double negative was used as an emphatic.

Zu Shakespeares Zeiten galt die doppelte Verneinung als Betonung.

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