Vocabulary
innovativ
/ɪnovaˈtiːf/· adjective
innovative
Innovativ is a favourite word of company profiles, funding programmes and job ads: ein innovatives Unternehmen, innovative Lösungen.
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Forms
- Komparativ
- innovativer
- Superlativ
- am innovativsten
One word, many lives
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innovativ
innovative
Die Stadt fördert innovative Projekte, die den Verkehr in der Innenstadt verringern.
The city supports innovative projects that reduce traffic in the town centre.
Word family
innovativdie Innovationinnovationdie Innovationskraftcapacity for innovationinnovationsfreudigkeen to innovateder Innovatorinnovator
Common combinations
- innovative Lösungeninnovative solutions
- ein innovatives Unternehmenan innovative company
- innovative Ideen entwickelnto develop innovative ideas
- besonders innovativ seinto be particularly innovative
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
neuartigzukunftsweisendbahnbrechend
↔ Opposites
altmodischrückständig
Common learner mistakes
- innovatifinnovativGerman -iv adjectives are spelt with v, although the end sounds like [f]: innovativ [-iːf], but innovative [-iːvə].
Real examples
- Wir suchen eine kreative Persönlichkeit mit innovativen Ideen für unser Marketing.We are looking for a creative personality with innovative ideas for our marketing.
- Die Jury zeichnete das innovativste Konzept für bezahlbares Wohnen aus.The jury honoured the most innovative concept for affordable housing.
- Kleine Betriebe sind oft innovativer, als man ihnen zutraut.Small businesses are often more innovative than people give them credit for.
