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# How to pronounce "going negative" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/gɔɪngnɛgætæɪv/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **goin·gne·ga·tive**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "going negative" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "money that money won't matter anymore well i'd say i think it's possible that you could see the republican side really breaking out and let's say people start going negative on hillary clinton now she's not going to be in a position to defend herself she's got a people say she doesn't have the nomination fight and that's better for her jeb's got to fight it out with a lot of other republicans could be that there's a lot of coke money and other money spent"
- **Watch at 7:24**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly5q2Qp3wvo&t=444s)

### Example 2
> "the recovery however uh weak it is is on a pretty firm footing as compared to going negative uh but in in the bigger picture the most noteworthy thing about the entire recovery is just how weak it has been uh it's the weakest recovery"
- **Watch at 3:17**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co6-glsZq24&t=197s)

### Example 3
> "month well i guessed us I just wonder what happened to the marco who so indignantly looked at Jeb Bush and said I'm I guess someone must have convinced you that going negative against me helps you I guess that same person must now have convinced Marco that going negative against chris Christie is what he needs to do in fact is listen I stand by my record as governor of New Jersey it's a good one we just had the greatest job private-sector job growth here New"
- **Watch at 12:09**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4PdxpfhwRo&t=729s)

### Example 4
> "never said $10 but uh Community was looking and we got you know we got to that 8 850 Mark and end users just could not afford to buy it anymore their margins were shrinking going negative and eventually we saw the demand destruction so it mattered but again there's only so much you can buy at those prices before demand just backs away"
- **Watch at 3:56**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE4r461d7kI&t=236s)

### Example 5
*Accent: US*
> "even unbiased teachers still going negative, significantly so."
- **Watch at 59:48**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2_Tt07pqMA&t=3588s)

### Example 6
*Accent: US*
> "This is going negative."
- **Watch at 6:16**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvbcOA2ZVog&t=376s)

### Example 7
*Accent: US*
> "that four you're going negative with one and you would have tied that the"
- **Watch at 17:51**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YjapJG_7MQ&t=1071s)

### Example 8
*Accent: US*
> "So whenever you're going negative, you reset to 0."
- **Watch at 65:41**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdyARRNwi7I&t=3941s)

### Example 9
*Accent: US*
> "and then we're going negative 1/2 in the Y direction, so we put negative 1/2 right over there."
- **Watch at 4:58**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nPMCRuts9o&t=298s)

### Example 10
> "we're not at the end of the road if if if need be and minus 0.5 is in no no way sacr sank when it comes to going going negative because by now we and many many Market participants have sort of mastered the technical issues around negative rates so so if need be we could uh we could go down further but that's not not in our main scenario this time your fellow board member per johnen in"
- **Watch at 7:39**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgratIUqloI&t=459s)


## How to Pronounce "going negative"

- **Syllables**: goin · gne · ga · tive
- **IPA**: `/gɔɪngnɛgætæɪv/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[going](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/going), [negative](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/negative)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “going negative”?
“going negative” is pronounced /gɔɪngnɛgætæɪv/ (goin · gne · ga · tive). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “going negative”?
“going negative” has 4 syllables: goin · gne · ga · tive.

### How can I hear “going negative” used in real sentences?
This page has 15 real-world video examples of “going negative” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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