affirmative sentence

noun

A sentence that affirms (rather than negates) a proposition.

Meanings

nounaffirmative sentence (plural affirmative sentences)

plural affirmative sentences

  1. grammarA sentence that affirms (rather than negates) a proposition.

Translations

Arabic جُمْلَةٌ مُثْبَتَةٌ
  • جُمْلَةٌ مُثْبَتَةٌ (jumlatun muṯbatatun)sentence that affirms
Dutch bevestigende zin
  • bevestigende zinsentence that affirms
French phrase déclarative
  • phrase déclarativesentence that affirms
German bejahender Satz, positiver Satz
  • bejahender Satzsentence that affirms
  • positiver Satzsentence that affirms
Hungarian állító mondat
  • állító mondatsentence that affirms
Italian frase affermativa
  • frase affermativasentence that affirms
Spanish frase afirmativa
  • frase afirmativasentence that affirms
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APA

affirmative sentence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affirmative%20sentence

MLA

“affirmative sentence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affirmative%20sentence. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “affirmative sentence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affirmative%20sentence.

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