narrativ

See also: Narrativ

Swedish

Etymology

From French narratif, cognate with English narrative, used in Swedish as an adjective since 1819, the noun much later, perhaps 1980s.

Adjective

narrativ (not comparable)

1. narrative
2. (grammar) inferential, renarrative; a verb mode

Declension

Inflection of narrativ

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	narrativ	—	—
neuter singular	narrativt	—	—
plural	narrativa	—	—
masculine plural2	narrative	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	narrative	—	—
all	narrativa	—	—

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.

Noun

narrativ n

1. a narrative, a story

Declension

Declension of narrativ

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	narrativ	narrativs
	definite	narrativet	narrativets
plural	indefinite	narrativ	narrativs
	definite	narrativen	narrativens

Related terms

• narratologi

References

• narrativ in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• narrativ in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• narrativ in Björn Collinder, Nya ordhandboken (1992)