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Move to 'æ', opening your mouth wide and flattening your tongue.
Finish with 'sɪv', keeping the 's' soft and the 'ɪv' short and light.
pay-siv (pass-ive)
pazeev (pass-ive)
pas-eev (pass-ive)
Same as American
Same as American
Stress is on the first syllable 'pass'.
Yes, it is the same in 'passive'.
No, the 'i' is short, like in 'sit'.
A state of being inactive or accepting something without active response.
/pæˈsɪvɪti/
State of being passive
/ˈpæsɪvli/
In a passive manner
/ˈpæsɪvnəs/
The quality of being passive
Stress on first syllable for 'passive' vs. middle in 'passivity'.
'-ive' pronounced differently than '-ively'.
Stress in 'passive' is different than 'passiveness'.
Open your mouth wide and relax your tongue for the perfect 'æ'.
Don't tense up. Let your tongue rest lightly between your teeth.
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