Kimuchi Nihongo

Grammar

N3AI-drafted

〜っぽい

-ish; tends to; has the feel of

Formation

N + っぽい/V-ます形(ます除く)+ っぽい/い形容詞語幹 + っぽい

Usage

Attaches to nouns, verb stems and some adjective stems to say something strongly has that quality or tendency; the result behaves as an い形容詞. With nouns it often carries a slightly negative or casual nuance (子供っぽい 'childish', 安っぽい 'cheap-looking'). With verb stems it means 'prone to doing' (忘れっぽい, 怒りっぽい). It is colloquial, so avoid it in formal writing.

Examples

  • このスープは水っぽくて、味がしない。

    このスープはみずっぽくて、あじがしない。

    This soup is watery and has no taste.

  • 父は年をとって、忘れっぽくなった。

    ちちはとしをとって、わすれっぽくなった。

    My father has gotten forgetful with age.

  • 三十歳なのに、話し方が子供っぽいね。

    さんじゅっさいなのに、はなしかたがこどもっぽいね。

    He's thirty, but the way he talks is childish.

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