Polyglot Dictionary

konstruktiv

/kɔnstʁʊkˈtiːf/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. constructive

    • Wir führten ein konstruktives Gespräch.

      We had a constructive conversation.

Similar words

positiv

Positiv is the general word for positive; konstruktiv specifically describes feedback or criticism meant to help improve something.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

constructivo

constructivo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "constructive."

Practice

1 What does konstruktiv mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches konstruktiv?

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