VOCABULARY
消極的（な）
sho
しょ
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kyo
きょ
ku
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te
て
ki
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passive
negative, unenthusiastic, reluctant
na_adjective
noun
Example sentences
彼は消極的な性格だ。
He has a passive personality.
消極的な態度はよくない。
A passive attitude is not good.
会議で消極的にならないで。
Don't be passive at the meeting.
妹は人前で消極的になる。
My younger sister becomes passive in front of people.
Practice exercises
1
彼は消極的な性格で、自分から意見を言わない。
He has a passive personality and doesn't express his opinions on his own.
Answer
消極的
2
消極的な態度では面接に通らないよ。もっと積極的に話して。
With a unenthusiastic attitude, you won't pass the interview. Talk more actively.
Answer
消極的
3
彼女の消極的な反応を見て、この提案は受け入れられないと感じた。
Seeing her reluctant reaction, I felt that this proposal would not be accepted.
Answer
消極的
4
消極的な姿勢では新しい可能性を広げることはできない。
With a passive attitude, you cannot expand new possibilities.
Answer
消極的
5
組織の変革に消極的な幹部が多いと、改革の推進が困難になる。
When there are many executives who are negative about organizational change, it becomes difficult to drive reform forward.
Answer
消極的