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naive
Showing a childlike, unsuspecting, or simple-minded attitude, often due to a lack of experience or judgment. It can mean that someone is too trusting.
Es war naiv von mir zu glauben, dass sich die Dinge von allein ändern würden.
It was naive of me to believe that things would change on their own.
A typical sentence structure is 'Es ist naiv von jemandem, etwas zu tun/denken' (It is naive of someone to do/think something). An infinitive with 'zu' or a 'dass' clause is often used to describe the naive action or naive thought.
Es ist naiv zu glauben, dass man ohne Anstrengung Erfolg haben kann.
It is naive to believe that you can succeed without effort.
When you describe a person or an idea as 'naiv' (naive), it is often a criticism. It implies that someone lacks life experience, knowledge, or a healthy degree of suspicion.
Deine Vorstellung von der Welt ist ein bisschen naiv.
Your view of the world is a little naive.
You can clearly recognize the meaning in the field of art from the context. The word then almost always appears together with terms such as 'Malerei' (painting), 'Kunst' (art), 'Künstler' (artist), or 'Stil' (style).
Das Museum besitzt eine bedeutende Sammlung naiver Kunst.
The museum has an important collection of naive art.
green
'grün' and 'naiv' can both say about a person that they lack experience. 'grün' is used more when someone is new to a field and still has to learn. That can sound relatively neutral. 'naiv' more strongly means that someone thinks too simply or believes others too quickly. That often sounds more negative. Learners may confuse the words because both have to do with inexperience. If someone simply lacks practice, 'grün' fits better; if someone is too trusting, 'naiv' fits better.
Nach der Arbeit wird Max nicht mehr so naiv jedem Angebot im Internet glauben.
After work, Max will no longer be so naive as to believe every offer on the internet.
Du bist im Verkauf noch grün, aber du lernst jeden Tag dazu.
You are still green in sales, but you are learning more every day.