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消極的
adjective·n2

しょうきょくてき

Passive; unassertive; reluctant to take action

かれしょうきょくてき

しょうきょくてきこたえた

dictionary消極的だshoukyokuteki da
is/are passive; unassertive (plain)
negative消極的ではないshoukyokuteki dewa nai
is not passive (plain negative)
past消極的だったshoukyokuteki datta
was passive
past negative消極的ではなかったshoukyokuteki dewa nakatta
was not passive
te form消極的でshoukyokuteki de
and/being passive (te-form)
adverb消極的にshoukyokuteki ni
passively (adverbial form)