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TOPIK 4noun

열정적

yeoljeongjeok [열쩡적]

열정적인 (+noun) · 열정적으로 (adv.)

passionate

Example

그는 무슨 일이든 열정적으로 해요.

He does everything passionately.

Word parts

열 heat정 feeling적 -ic, -ive

-적 turns a noun into '-ic/-ive': 열정 'passion' → 'passionate'; also 적극적, 사교적.