建けん設せつ的てき

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Common word

Meanings

na-adjective

constructive

Describes an attitude, opinion, suggestion, or discussion that aims to build something positive or find a solution, rather than merely criticizing.

会かい議ぎでは建けん設せつ的てきな意い見けんが多おおく出だされた。
Many constructive opinions were offered at the meeting.
ただ文もん句くを言いうだけでは建けん設せつ的てきではない。
Just complaining is not constructive.

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Usage patterns

建けん設せつ的てきな意い見けんa constructive opinion
彼かれは会かい議ぎで建けん設せつ的てきな意い見けんを述のべた。
He offered a constructive opinion at the meeting.
建けん設せつ的てきな議ぎ論ろんをするto have a constructive discussion
私わたしたちは問もん題だいについて建けん設せつ的てきな議ぎ論ろんをした。
We had a constructive discussion about the problem.
建けん設せつ的てきな提てい案あんをするto make a constructive proposal
彼かの女じょはチームに建けん設せつ的てきな提てい案あんをした。
She made a constructive proposal to the team.
建けん設せつ的てきに話はなし合あうto talk things over constructively
みんなで建けん設せつ的てきに話はなし合あって解かい決けつ策さくを見みつけた。
We all talked it over constructively and found a solution.

Kanji

建build
設establishment, provision, prepare
的bull's eye, mark, target

Related words

前まえ向むきN2
前向き describes a generally positive, forward-looking attitude, while 建設的 specifically means aiming to build or improve something (e.g. in a discussion).
積せっ極きょく的てきN3
積極的 means proactive or eager to act, whereas 建設的 focuses on the constructive, solution-oriented quality of an opinion or discussion.

Opposites

破は壊かい的てき
破壊的 means destructive, the direct opposite of 建設的's constructive, solution-building sense.
不ふ毛もうN1
建設的 describes a discussion or effort that is constructive and productive, contrasting with 不毛 discussions that go nowhere.

Word family

建けん設せつ的てき関かん係けい
constructive relationship

Built from

建けん設せつ+的てき

Etymology

Compound of 建設 (construction, building) and the adjectival suffix 的 (-like, -ive). The meaning 'constructive' is a straightforward extension from the literal sense of building something.