肯定的(こうていてき)

Forms

• 肯定的(こうていてき)に: positively, affirmatively (adverbial)
• 肯定(こうてい): affirmation; 肯定(こうてい)する: to affirm, to approve

Common collocations

• 肯定的(こうていてき)な態度(たいど): positive attitude
• 肯定的(こうていてき)な意見(いけん): favorable opinion
• 肯定的(こうていてき)に捉(とら)える: to view positively
• 肯定的(こうていてき)に評価(ひょうか)する: to evaluate favorably

Similar words

• 前向(まえむ)き: forward-looking, optimistic; 肯定的(こうていてき) is about saying yes to or approving something
• 積極的(せっきょくてき): active, proactive; English 'positive' in the sense of eager or active usually maps here
• 否定的(ひていてき): the opposite, negative or disapproving

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