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Japanese verb積極的 (sekkyokuteki) Conjugation
積極的 (sekkyokuteki) means “positive, assertive, active”. It is a な-adjective verb. It is a な-adjective: it takes な before a noun (積極的な) and だ or です after it, so 積極的だ, 積極的でした, 積極的に. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- positive, assertive, active
- Type
- な-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 積極的
- Reading
- せっきょくてき
- Romaji
- sekkyokuteki
- Negative
- 積極的じゃない
- Past
- 積極的だった
- Te-form
- 積極的で
- Adverb
- 積極的に
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 積極的だ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 積極的じゃない / 積極的ではない |
| Polite | 積極的です |
| Polite negative | 積極的じゃありません / 積極的ではありません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 積極的だった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 積極的じゃなかった / 積極的ではなかった |
| Polite | 積極的でした |
| Polite negative | 積極的じゃありませんでした / 積極的ではありませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 積極的で |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 積極的じゃなくて / 積極的ではなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 積極的なら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 積極的でなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 積極的だったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 積極的じゃなかったら / 積極的ではなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 積極的に |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 可能 (kanou)possible, potential, practicable
- 具体的 (gutaiteki)concrete, definite, specific
- 最高 (saikou)best, supreme, wonderful
- 自然 (shizen)natural, spontaneous, automatic
- 重要 (juuyou)important, essential, significant
- 新た (arata)new, fresh, novel
- 大幅 (oohaba)big, large, drastic
- 反対 (hantai)opposition, resistance, antagonism
- 平和 (heiwa)peace, harmony
- 明らか (akiraka)clear, obvious, evident
- 連続 (renzoku)continuous
- 行う (okonau)to perform, to do, to conduct oneself
About these tables
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