formative

ˈfɔːrmətɪv
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Translation of formative into German,

Adjective

1.

development

having a lasting influence on character
  • His formative experiences shaped his worldview.Seine prägende Erfahrungen formten seine Weltanschauung.
2.

education

TECH.
used to guide learning in education
TECH.
formativ gestaltend bildend
  • Formative assessments help teachers improve student learning.Formative Bewertungen helfen Lehrern, das Lernen der Schüler zu verbessern.
3.

formation

Rare
related to the formation and growth of something
Rare
prägend formativ gestaltend
  • The formative years of a child's life are crucial.Die prägenden Jahre im Leben eines Kindes sind entscheidend.

Noun

language

TECH.
small unit in a sentence with a role
TECH.
Formativ Formelement Formeinheit
  • In 'She runs fast', 'runs' is a formative.In 'Sie läuft schnell' ist 'läuft' ein Formativ.
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Expressions with formative: examples in English and translations in German

formative Jahre
frühe Jahre
During his formative years, he developed a love for reading.
formatives Assessment
Teachers use formative assessment to tailor their instruction.
formative Evaluation
The teacher used formative evaluation to adjust the next week's lessons.

Synonyms and analogies of formative in English

Examples of formative in a sentence

  • The book had a formative impact on her career.
  • Teachers use formative feedback to enhance student engagement.
  • Formative evaluations are crucial for curriculum development.
  • Her formative experiences shaped her career.
  • The book was written during his formative period.
  • 'Is' in 'She is happy' is a formative.

Translations of "formative" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
prägendadj.

Her encounter with technology used against deadly disease proved formative.

Ihre Begegnung mit Technologie gegen tödliche Krankheiten erwies sich als prägend.

bildendadj.

I thought it would be exciting and formative, nothing more.

Ich dachte, das ist aufregend und bildend, aber nicht mehr.

formendadj.

Of course, I outgrew them, but they were formative.

Natürlich entwuchs ich ihnen, aber sie waren formend für mich.

prägenden

His formative influences included many great thinkers and artists of the time.

Zu seinen prägenden Einflüssen zählten viele große Denker und Künstler der Zeit.

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Other translations for formative:

  • formenderadj.
  • prägende

formative: Examples and translations in context

In his case, that estrangement has been both formative and repeated.

In seinem Fall war diese Entfremdung sowohl prägend als auch wiederholt.

Fashion is a mirror of time as well as formative for the future.

Mode ist ein Spiegel der Zeit, aber auch prägend für die Zukunft.

Experiences with pain and death are of course also formative for his literature.

Natürlich seien die Erfahrungen mit Schmerz und Tod auch für seine Literatur prägend.

This phase is formative for the life-long composition of the microbiome.

Diese Phase ist prägend für die lebenslange Zusammensetzung des Mikrobioms.

For the young people this experience was also very formative.

Für die jungen Leute war diese Erfahrung sehr prägend.

The exchange was a formative experience for me in many ways.

Der Austausch war für mich in vielerlei Hinsicht prägend.

The school and youth time was then of course incredibly formative.

Die Schul- und Jugendzeit war dann natürlich unglaublich prägend.

Leone therefore does not completely rules out water as final formative force.

Wasser als endgültige bildende Kraft schließt Leone zwar nicht gänzlich aus.

See also:

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