English–French
“passive” in French
French
Pronunciation
IPA/pasif/
Example
Elle est passive face aux nouvelles idées.
She is passive when faced with new ideas.
How to say “passive” in French
“Passive” in French is passif.
A person or grammatical subject that receives an action instead of initiating it, often showing little initiative.
Example sentences with passif
Pendant le projet, il est resté passif.
During the project, he remained passive.
Tips for using passif
- As an adjective, passif changes for gender and number: passif, passive, passifs, and passives.