explosiv

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

explosiv (strong nominative masculine singular explosiver, comparative explosiver, superlative am explosivsten)

  1. explosive

Declension

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Adjective

explosiv (comparative explosivare, superlative explosivast)

  1. explosive (literally or figuratively)

Usage notes

For explosive developments and the like, explosionsartad is often more idiomatic, unless the implication is "volatile" or the like.

Declension

Inflection of explosiv
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular explosiv explosivare explosivast
neuter singular explosivt explosivare explosivast
plural explosiva explosivare explosivast
masculine plural2 explosive explosivare explosivast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 explosive explosivare explosivaste
all explosiva explosivare explosivaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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