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TOPIK 3noun

적극적

jeokgeukjeok [적끅쩍]

적극적이에요 · 적극적인 (+noun) · 적극적으로

active, proactive, enthusiastic

Example

그 학생은 수업에 아주 적극적으로 참여해요.

That student participates very actively in class.

Word parts

적 accumulate극 extreme적 -ic

Literally 'piling up to the extreme'. -적 = '-ic/-ive': 긍정적, 부정적.

Good to know

Pronounced [적끅쩍]; use 적극적인 before nouns and 적극적으로 as an adverb.