消極的 (shoukyokuteki) conjugation
passive
消極的 (しょうきょくてき, shoukyokuteki) is a na-adjective. Na-adjectives behave like nouns. The word itself never changes — you conjugate だ/です after it, and you need な to put it in front of a noun.
Conjugation table
| Form | Plain (casual) | Polite (~です) | When you use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dictionary / plain | 消極的だ shoukyokutekida | 消極的です shoukyokutekidesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | 消極的じゃない shoukyokutekijanai | 消極的じゃないです shoukyokutekijanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | 消極的だった shoukyokutekidatta | 消極的でした shoukyokutekideshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | 消極的じゃなかった shoukyokutekijanakatta | 消極的じゃなかったです shoukyokutekijanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | 消極的で shoukyokutekide | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | 消極的に shoukyokutekini | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | 消極的な〜 shoukyokutekina〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | 消極的なら shoukyokutekinara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | 消極的だったら shoukyokutekidattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | 消極的になる shoukyokutekininaru | 消極的になります shoukyokutekininarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | 消極的すぎる shoukyokutekisugiru | 消極的すぎます shoukyokutekisugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | 消極的そう shoukyokutekisou | 消極的そうです shoukyokutekisoudesu | “looks / seems ~” from appearance. |
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Why it conjugates this way
Na-adjectives behave like nouns. The word itself never changes — you conjugate だ/です after it, and you need な to put it in front of a noun.
See the full rules in the adjective conjugation guide.